Why Nigeria must find everyone who has hepatitis and doesn't know it: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images World Hepatitis Day – 28 July – is an opportunity to raise awareness of hepatitis and encourage commitments of governments, policy makers and the public towards eradication of this dangerous disease. The World Health … [Read more...] about Why Nigeria must find everyone who has hepatitis and doesn’t know it | The Conversation
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COVID-19 exposes weaknesses in Kenya’s healthcare system. And what can be done | The Conversation
COVID-19 exposes weaknesses in Kenya's healthcare system. And what can be done: A nurse participates in the drill to test their system capabilities for the COVID-19 coronavirus mass patients influx at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi. There are reports that Kenya’s hospital beds are filling up because of a surge in COVID-19 patients. This highlights concerns since … [Read more...] about COVID-19 exposes weaknesses in Kenya’s healthcare system. And what can be done | The Conversation
Internet shutdowns in Africa threaten democracy and development | The Conversation
Internet shutdowns in Africa threaten democracy and development: ShutterstockIt’s broadly accepted that there’s a close relationship between development and access to information. One of the first economists to make the link was Amartya Sen, who won the Nobel Prize in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics. Increasingly over the past two … [Read more...] about Internet shutdowns in Africa threaten democracy and development | The Conversation
Policy options to crack the mother tongue versus English riddle in South African schools | The Conversation
Policy options to crack the mother tongue versus English riddle in South African schools: Language policy implementation in education must take greater cognisance of the relationship between education and the economy. GettyImagesInternationally, education theory favours mother-tongue instruction and recommends that schooling should begin in the language the child knows best, … [Read more...] about Policy options to crack the mother tongue versus English riddle in South African schools | The Conversation
South Africa faces mass hunger if efforts to offset impact of COVID-19 are eased | The Conversation
South Africa faces mass hunger if efforts to offset impact of COVID-19 are eased: Children receive biscuits and other foods from the Groundbreakers community feeding programme in Ocean View, Cape Town. EPA-EFE/Nic BothmaWhen South Africa entered a hard lockdown on 27 March, the government was globally recognised for taking tough steps to “flatten the curve” and keep COVID-19 … [Read more...] about South Africa faces mass hunger if efforts to offset impact of COVID-19 are eased | The Conversation
