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African communities, within South Africa and beyond, are diverse and complex, informed by different rules, values and beliefs. But public health emergencies demand that governments take decisive action which affect communities and individuals. In doi...
South Africa’s War on COVID-19 | 21 Apr 2020
by Charles Shey Wiysonge April 20, 2020
Key dates, interventions, and impacts of responses are helping to create a community of practice among African countries
Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of the Republic of South Africa, said on April 5, 2020, on...
Many of the key epidemiological numbers for Covid-19 are still uncertain. Adele Baleta takes us through some of the best estimates out there.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to lock down the country was largely based on epidemiological projecti...
SAMRC President Chairs Research Committee on COVID-19 | 15 Apr 2020
South Africa’s COVID-19 trajectory is unique, because unlike most other countries, it did not see an exponential increase in cases after its first 100 cases. The most likely explanation was that the country had seen three epidemics: one among travell...