COVID-19: Pandemic burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and the right to health - The need for advocacy in the face of growing privatisation
For Africa, the backdrop1 against which COVID-19 emerged is a stark one. Although sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 11% of the world's population, it bears 24% of the global disease burden. The continent is home to 60% of the people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and over 90% of malaria...
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Main Author: | Tshegofatso J. Sehoole (Author) |
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