Crisis at Joburg hospitals nothing short of a humanitarian disaster: doctors: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news: Crisis at Joburg hospitals nothing short of a humanitarian disaster: doctors: It is a humanitarian disaster that is happening to people with no voice and no access to care. It is about people dying in their homes.” The angry words of a high-level … [Read more...] about Crisis at Joburg hospitals nothing short of a humanitarian disaster: doctors
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South Africa can – and should – top up child support grants to avoid a humanitarian crisis | The Conversation
South Africa can – and should – top up child support grants to avoid a humanitarian crisis: Millions of poor South Africans rely on social grants, including the child support grant, just to survive. PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty ImagesSouth Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown is likely to have a devastating impact on the incomes of workers and their dependants. There is broad agreement … [Read more...] about South Africa can – and should – top up child support grants to avoid a humanitarian crisis | The Conversation
Economic chaos is causing a food security and humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe | The Conversation
Economic chaos is causing a food security and humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's food insecurity is more complex than the headline figures suggest. ShutterstockSince Zimbabwe’s land reform of 2000 – when around 8 million hectares of formerly large-scale commercial farmland was distributed to about 175,000 households – debates about the consequences for food … [Read more...] about Economic chaos is causing a food security and humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe | The Conversation
Heidi Abrahamse Receives 2019 Humanitarian Award at the 17th World Congress of the …
Heidi Abrahamse Receives 2019 Humanitarian Award at the 17th World Congress of the …: Johannesburg in the news: Heidi Abrahamse Receives 2019 Humanitarian Award at the 17th World Congress of the …: Director of the Laser Research Centre at the University of Johannesburg, Faculty of Health Sciences, Professor Heidi Abrahamse is a globally … – Google Alert … [Read more...] about Heidi Abrahamse Receives 2019 Humanitarian Award at the 17th World Congress of the …
The DRC’s Ebola outbreak has all the makings of a humanitarian crisis | The Conversation
The DRC's Ebola outbreak has all the makings of a humanitarian crisis: West Africa experienced the worst Ebola outbreak between 2013 and 2016. Ahmed Jallanzo/EPAIt’s been eight months since the start of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). By the beginning of April, almost 700 people have succumbed to the disease, making this the second … [Read more...] about The DRC’s Ebola outbreak has all the makings of a humanitarian crisis | The Conversation
