Nehawu threatens to render SA health system ungovernable if demands aren’t met | MyJHB.co.za: Johannesburg in the news: Nehawu threatens to render SA health system ungovernable if demands aren’t met: JOHANNESBURG – The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) on Thursday threatened to render the health system ungovernable if government doesn’t … [Read more...] about Nehawu threatens to render SA health system ungovernable if demands aren’t met | MyJHB.co.za
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South Africans aren’t wearing masks or keeping their distance. This needs to change | The Conversation
South Africans aren't wearing masks or keeping their distance. This needs to change: Volunteers handing out masks to residents in Johannesburg. In countries like South Africa that face severe resource shortages, the burden of fighting COVID-19 falls heavily on citizens to change their behaviour and follow preventative measures. These include avoiding mass gatherings, physical … [Read more...] about South Africans aren’t wearing masks or keeping their distance. This needs to change | The Conversation
Antibody tests aren’t a COVID-19 panacea. But they’re a useful additional tool | The Conversation
Antibody tests aren't a COVID-19 panacea. But they're a useful additional tool: MSF nurse, Bhelekazi Mdlalose, performs a swab test for coronavirus on a health worker in Johannesburg. As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates, South Africa is struggling to keep up with the demand for testing. This has pushed laboratory professionals and clinicians to consider using alternative tests … [Read more...] about Antibody tests aren’t a COVID-19 panacea. But they’re a useful additional tool | The Conversation
Phones aren’t giving girls more power in their lives after all | The Conversation
Phones aren't giving girls more power in their lives after all: Women's agency is still mired within wider structures of patriarchy and chronic poverty Nebiyu.s/Wikimedia CommonsOver the past decade mobile phones have often been credited with the potential to improve the lives of poor people in low-income countries. Phones are seen as a tool to use in contexts like health, … [Read more...] about Phones aren’t giving girls more power in their lives after all | The Conversation
Why Ghana’s smallholders aren’t excited by the latest ‘Green Revolution’ | The Conversation
Why Ghana's smallholders aren't excited by the latest 'Green Revolution': A Ghanaian vegetable farmer sits on his land Vrinda Khushu/Wikimedia CommonsThe Green Revolution – the introduction of new higher yielding seed varieties, increased use of fertiliser, irrigation and other mechanisation introduced since the 1960s – brought about a great increase in crop yields in some … [Read more...] about Why Ghana’s smallholders aren’t excited by the latest ‘Green Revolution’ | The Conversation
