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COVID-19
How we can secure oxygen for COVID-19 patients and beyond
Administration of oxygen is vital in battling hypoxaemia, a complication of COVID-19 pneumonia. However, poorer hospitals don't have access to supplies.
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Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Africa's COVID-19 Response
COVID-19
How 'frugal design' innovations have helped communities during COVID-19
Repurposing clothing, 3D printing PPE and developing cheaper sanitation alternatives were how engineers and students helped communities during COVID-19.
Fairer Economies
A perfect storm is pushing children in sub-Saharan Africa into crisis
2020 saw the prospects of hundreds of millions of children in sub-Saharan Africa dramatically reverse.
Africa
The first COVAX vaccines have been delivered to Africa. Here's why it matters
The first COVAX vaccines have been delivered to Africa in Accra, Ghana. The shipment contains 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19
Go early, go hard and keep it simple: how Senegal is staying ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic
The lessons learnt in the pandemic's first wave on acting decisively will be invaluable as Senegal goes back into a state of emergency, says President Macky Sall.
Africa's COVID-19 Response
Africa: COVID-19 could cause a million excess deaths from these 3 diseases
The COVID-19 pandemic has weakened Africa's already fragile health services raising concerns over excess deaths from other diseases, including malaria and tuberculosis.
Africa
The deadly but preventable epidemic we're not talking about
Ousmane Diagana, VP of the World Bank for Western and Central Africa, reflects on how we can protect women and girls from gender-based violence in West and Central Africa.