African countries need cheaper COVID-19 tests: here's how to get them: A man undergoes testing for COVID-19 at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital isolation centre, Nigeria. Audu Marte/AFP via Getty ImagesCOVID-19 continues to infect millions of people as the death toll mounts. There is currently no cure which means that controlling this disease requires a … [Read more...] about African countries need cheaper COVID-19 tests: here’s how to get them | The Conversation
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Why people don’t get emergency medical care in time: a study in South Africa | The Conversation
Why people don't get emergency medical care in time: a study in South Africa: Queue of seated outpatients, waiting patiently inside Provincial Hospital corridor in Port Elizabeth ShutterstockMany medical conditions, such as serious injuries, sepsis and heart attacks, need high quality emergency care quickly – or the patient may die. These time-critical conditions cause around … [Read more...] about Why people don’t get emergency medical care in time: a study in South Africa | The Conversation
Beyond Florence Nightingale: how African nurses have decolonised the profession | The Conversation
Beyond Florence Nightingale: how African nurses have decolonised the profession: Nurses attend the 2015 International Nurses' Day celebrations in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesThis year – 2020 – marks the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. It’s therefore understandable that it’s being marked as the year of the nurse … [Read more...] about Beyond Florence Nightingale: how African nurses have decolonised the profession | The Conversation
How COVID-19 is putting the rule of law to the test across Africa | The Conversation
How COVID-19 is putting the rule of law to the test across Africa: Ugandan police officers and members of a paramilitary force patrol the capital Kampala during the curfew. Sumy Sadurini/AFP via Getty ImagesA number of Africa’s fragile democracies have become vulnerable to the sword of leaders assuming wide-ranging powers under cover of emergency responses to COVID-19. Partly … [Read more...] about How COVID-19 is putting the rule of law to the test across Africa | The Conversation
South African study highlights growing number of landfill sites, and health risks | The Conversation
South African study highlights growing number of landfill sites, and health risks: Living close to waste sites has multiple health risks. Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty ImagesThere has been considerable public attention in recent years on the role of waste in developing countries, in particular because they are often recipients of waste that originates in developed countries. … [Read more...] about South African study highlights growing number of landfill sites, and health risks | The Conversation
