BY: Damaris Matoke-Muhia — An effective vaccine against Covid-19 is among the best strategies to a return to normalcy. Research into a vaccine for the coronavirus commenced immediately the first case was reported in Wuhan, China, late last year. Nearly two dozen are in clinical trials and 140 others in early stages of development. But …
BY: Etta Madete — Roads are one of the world’s biggest killers, but they do not have to be. If you are an average reader, it might take you about four minutes to get to the bottom of this article. In that time, 10 people – 10 people who woke up this morning, just like …
BY: Nay Lin Tun — COVID-19 travel restrictions will not keep people from fleeing when there are mortar shells falling around them, writes a medical doctor on the COVID-19 frontline in Sittwe. This past week has been tragic for Sittwe, the Rakhine State capital. One person tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, followed by three on …
BY: Deborah Nakatudde — Jackie, a ten-year-old girl from Wakiso district, was in her final year of primary school and used to walk early in the morning to the village where her school was located. One morning, a man riding a motorcycle offered to give her a lift. She accepted the offer since the man …
In 2018, Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng took the stage at Aspen Ideas: Health Festival. “What will the next phase of my journey look like?”, she asked the universe. The universe has answered: UN Special Rapporteur for Health. Today, the Aspen New Voices Fellowship congratulates Dr. T, as she is affectionately known, on her new role. Dr …