Why the DRC Ebola outbreak was declared a global emergency and why it matters: shutterstock In mid-July the WHO declared the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. At the time over 2000 cases had been reported. A factor that is likely to have influenced the decision was that a new case had been noted near … [Read more...] about Why the DRC Ebola outbreak was declared a global emergency and why it matters | The Conversation
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How outbreaks like Ebola extract huge social and economic costs | The Conversation
How outbreaks like Ebola extract huge social and economic costs: A health worker checks people's temperatures in Goma, DRC. Patricia Martinez/EPA-EFEEpidemics, or infectious disease outbreaks, are invariably disruptive and tend to have far-reaching effects on individuals and communities. Humanity has endured a myriad of epidemics, some of which have wiped out entire … [Read more...] about How outbreaks like Ebola extract huge social and economic costs | The Conversation
How a chief defied apartheid and upheld democracy for the good of his people | The Conversation
How a chief defied apartheid and upheld democracy for the good of his people: Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo, right, with Dali Mpofu and Winnie Mandela in 1989. Thobekile Maphumulo Family Papers, Author provided (No reuse)The recently released report of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s advisory panel on land reform, and the latest efforts to force through two controversial … [Read more...] about How a chief defied apartheid and upheld democracy for the good of his people | The Conversation
South Africa is caught in the global hype of the fourth industrial revolution | The Conversation
South Africa is caught in the global hype of the fourth industrial revolution: There's nothing inherent in Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies that will result in economic growth ShutterstockSouth Africa is caught up in the global hype of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). This is distracting it from the unfinished business of redressing inequality and creating … [Read more...] about South Africa is caught in the global hype of the fourth industrial revolution | The Conversation
Why South Africa’s plans for universal healthcare are pie in the sky | The Conversation
Why South Africa's plans for universal healthcare are pie in the sky: South Africa has a skewed healthcare system with an under-funded public sector and an expensive private sector. ShutterstockPerformance in South Africa’s two tier health system – the public and the private – has been worsening for some time. Politicians have attempted to attribute the decline in the public … [Read more...] about Why South Africa’s plans for universal healthcare are pie in the sky | The Conversation
