Community health workers are crucial to pandemic response. How to support them: A community health worker carries a box of protection masks in Dakar on April 16, 2020. JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty ImagesAlmost all African countries have reported cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). To contain the disease, they cannot rely just on doctors and nurses, who are already in … [Read more...] about Community health workers are crucial to pandemic response. How to support them | The Conversation
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South Africa’s response to COVID-19 worsens the plight of waste reclaimers | The Conversation
South Africa's response to COVID-19 worsens the plight of waste reclaimers: An unemployed man in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, collects trash for resale before South Africa went into a Covid-19 lockdown. EFE-EPA/Kim LudbrookLockdowns to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus are dramatically transforming people’s daily lives across the world. One thing that remains unchanged … [Read more...] about South Africa’s response to COVID-19 worsens the plight of waste reclaimers | The Conversation
African Union needs a more robust response to conflict in Cameroon | The Conversation
African Union needs a more robust response to conflict in Cameroon: Supporters of Cameroonian President Paul Biya outside the French embassy in Yaounde. Getty Images/AFPThe violent conflict that erupted in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon in 2016 continues unabated. It was triggered by the government’s repression of protests over the increasing influence of … [Read more...] about African Union needs a more robust response to conflict in Cameroon | The Conversation
Two arrested for murder of PE armed response officer – Port Elizabeth in the News |MyPE
Two arrested for murder of PE armed response officer – Port Elizabeth in the News: Two arrested for murder of PE armed response officer: Port Elizabeth police have arrested two men in connection with an armed robbery at a shop in Greenbushes in which 49-year-old armed response officer, Rodrick Erasmus, was fatally wounded. Police … Source: “Port Elizabeth” … [Read more...] about Two arrested for murder of PE armed response officer – Port Elizabeth in the News |MyPE
PE armed response officer fatally wounded in armed robbery – Port Elizabeth Business News |MyPE
PE armed response officer fatally wounded in armed robbery – Port Elizabeth Business News: PE armed response officer fatally wounded in armed robbery: Rheeder said they are investigating cases of murder, hijacking and business robbery. Anyone who may know the whereabouts of the suspects, particularly the wounded man, should contact their nearest … Source: “Port … [Read more...] about PE armed response officer fatally wounded in armed robbery – Port Elizabeth Business News |MyPE
