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Interview with Dr. Samira Asma: Using Data for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Dr. Samira Asma, WHO Assistant Director-General for Data, Analytics
and Delivery for Impact about the importance of data in preparing for and responding to health crises.
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Sir Paul Collier: Rethinking Roles and Responsibilities for Africa’s Economic Recovery
Below are some of the main takeaways from COVID-19 Africa Watch’s conversation with Sir Paul Colli
er, Professor of Economics and Public Policy,
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State Minister Yasmin Wohabrebbi: Ethiopia’s Prospects and Priorities for Economic Recovery
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to State Minister Yasmin Wohabrebbi about the policy response to the p
andemic, the efforts to develop the digital economy, and the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI).
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Strive Masiyiwa: “How can I say science has delivered a miracle to people who are dying?”
“The fact is, it’s not about sharing. It’s about allowing us access to the production capacity. If
you loosen the contracts so that the supply capacity can be released to other nations, that is all we ask.”
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Kenya: The First Batch of Vaccines Has Arrived, but the Rollout Has Faced Several Hurdles
In Kenya, the initial rollout of a consignment of 1 million Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has faced sev
eral hurdles, including fears about safety and concerns about transparency. Stephanie Wangari reports from Nairobi.
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COVID-19: Africans are Hospitalized and Dying in India
As India’s COVID-19 disaster continues to unfold, Africans in the country are facing grim health ris
ks and financial hardships, with uncertain prospects of when they will be able to return home.
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