My latest.
As America hits 200,000 deaths from coronavirus, Africa has managed to avoid the human catastrophe that everyone predicted.
Yet the media continues to overlook the continent& #39;s successes with the virus. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/22/africa-has-defied-covid-19-nightmare-scenarios-we-shouldnt-be-surprised/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...
As America hits 200,000 deaths from coronavirus, Africa has managed to avoid the human catastrophe that everyone predicted.
Yet the media continues to overlook the continent& #39;s successes with the virus. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/22/africa-has-defied-covid-19-nightmare-scenarios-we-shouldnt-be-surprised/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/...
Just yesterday I heard a report on @NPR about how "no scientist knows why the pandemic has been so mild in Africa".
Despite the fact that countries that had Ebola/AIDS response infrastructure in place were just better prepared for a pandemic. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/09/18/913937122/kenya-braced-for-the-worst-the-worst-didnt-happen-why">https://www.npr.org/sections/...
Despite the fact that countries that had Ebola/AIDS response infrastructure in place were just better prepared for a pandemic. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/09/18/913937122/kenya-braced-for-the-worst-the-worst-didnt-happen-why">https://www.npr.org/sections/...
Africa learned from Ebola and HIV/AIDS.
Not only has America failed to prevent the massive death toll and the harm to survivors& #39; health, but we cannot even develop a basic national infrastructure to deal with coronavirus, which could help manage future pandemics.
Not only has America failed to prevent the massive death toll and the harm to survivors& #39; health, but we cannot even develop a basic national infrastructure to deal with coronavirus, which could help manage future pandemics.
I wrote in 2018 that Western media treated African countries like "shitholes" way before Trump came along.
Media that is quick to praise New Zealand or Australia& #39;s covid response but ignore Senegal, Liberia or Rwanda& #39;s success are a part of the problem. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/01/12/its-not-just-trump-western-media-has-long-treated-black-and-brown-countries-like-shitholes/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/glob...
Media that is quick to praise New Zealand or Australia& #39;s covid response but ignore Senegal, Liberia or Rwanda& #39;s success are a part of the problem. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/01/12/its-not-just-trump-western-media-has-long-treated-black-and-brown-countries-like-shitholes/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/glob...