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The majority of news outlets have framed the success of African countries response to COVID19 as puzzling & unlikely
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Why? Well, it doesn’t fit w this ‘deficit’ narrative the media uses to define ~ 1.2 billion pplhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧐" title="Gesicht mit Monokel" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Monokel">
The success is actually not surprising! 1/4
Why? Well, it doesn’t fit w this ‘deficit’ narrative the media uses to define ~ 1.2 billion ppl
The success is actually not surprising! 1/4
Why? Well, it doesn’t fit w this ‘deficit’ narrative the media uses to define ~ 1.2 billion pplhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧐" title="Gesicht mit Monokel" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Monokel">The success is actually not surprising! 1/4" title="The majority of news outlets have framed the success of African countries response to COVID19 as puzzling & unlikelyhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😤" title="Triumphierendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Triumphierendes Gesicht">Why? Well, it doesn’t fit w this ‘deficit’ narrative the media uses to define ~ 1.2 billion pplhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧐" title="Gesicht mit Monokel" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Monokel">The success is actually not surprising! 1/4">
Why? Well, it doesn’t fit w this ‘deficit’ narrative the media uses to define ~ 1.2 billion pplhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧐" title="Gesicht mit Monokel" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Monokel">The success is actually not surprising! 1/4" title="The majority of news outlets have framed the success of African countries response to COVID19 as puzzling & unlikelyhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😤" title="Triumphierendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Triumphierendes Gesicht">Why? Well, it doesn’t fit w this ‘deficit’ narrative the media uses to define ~ 1.2 billion pplhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧐" title="Gesicht mit Monokel" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Monokel">The success is actually not surprising! 1/4">
Senegal is ranked as the 2nd best country https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌎" title="Amerika auf dem Globus" aria-label="Emoji: Amerika auf dem Globus"> handling COVID 19 b/c: They relied on science, acted quickly, tackled stigma, mobilized communities…and here’s another BIG one we never hear about ...*INNOVATION* in Africa.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/09/06/covid-19-why-senegal-outpacing-us-tackling-pandemic/5659696002/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/new... 2/4
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/09/06/covid-19-why-senegal-outpacing-us-tackling-pandemic/5659696002/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/new... 2/4
African countries have been *incredibly* innovative during COVID-19. Few e.g.,
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇰🇪" title="Flagge von Kenia" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kenia">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇸🇳" title="Flagge des Senegal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Senegal">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇷🇼" title="Flagge von Ruanda" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Ruanda">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇸🇳" title="Flagge des Senegal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Senegal">Using robots/drones for medical screening &food/medication/ testing kit deliveries (to lessen the frontline load)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇷🇼" title="Flagge von Ruanda" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Ruanda"> Transitioned to being cashless!
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/07/15/889802561/a-covid-19-success-story-in-rwanda-free-testing-robot-caregivers">https://www.npr.org/sections/... 3/4
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/07/15/889802561/a-covid-19-success-story-in-rwanda-free-testing-robot-caregivers">https://www.npr.org/sections/... 3/4
This innovation didn’t appear overnight, it& #39;s ongoing. Through collabs & ingenuity (led by young African& #39;s in STEM). Yes there are *massive* issues... But hey mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖐️🏾" title="Erhobene Hand mit gespreizten Fingern (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Erhobene Hand mit gespreizten Fingern (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">let& #39;s stop ignoring the narrative of African resilience & self empowerment, despite colonialist BS! K, thx! 4/4
All these great convos https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👌🏽" title="Ok hand (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Ok hand (mittlerer Hautton)">
To clarify: I’ve emphasized STEM/innovation as it’s majorly dismissed (& bias, I’m in STEM) BUT
the science works when there is community buy in, *system-wide* collaboration and trust... Africa’s experience defeating diseases is a testament to this!
To clarify: I’ve emphasized STEM/innovation as it’s majorly dismissed (& bias, I’m in STEM) BUT
the science works when there is community buy in, *system-wide* collaboration and trust... Africa’s experience defeating diseases is a testament to this!
