Communities prepare better for flood disasters when they have been actively involved in communicating information.
A health worker collecting sample test kits from a nurse during a community COVID-19 testing campaign in Lagos.
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As Nigeria battles COVID-19, systemic corruption and a low level of accountability in the health sector may undermine efforts to halt the devastating effect of the virus.
Nurse Cheedy Jaja in Sierre Leone in 2015, where he helped treat patients with Ebola during the West Africa outbreak.
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Nurses on the front lines of a pandemic need education, training and institutional support.
A member of the South African National Defence Force hands out pamphlets informing township residents about COVID-19 in Johannesburg.
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With recent calls for their use in combating COVID-19, there are concerns that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine might become unavailable to people who need them.
The Cambodian army unload medical supplies donated by China.
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Nigeria has an alarming number of stunted children. This can hold back the country’s long-term productivity if there is no intervention.
Decontee Sawyer, wife of Liberian government official Patrick Sawyer, a naturalized American who died from Ebola after traveling from Liberia to Nigeria, on July 29, 2014.
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Immigrants experienced stigma and blame during the Ebola crisis when in fact many were instrumental in stopping the spread of the disease. A scholar who studied that response offers insights.
Lessons from keeping the country free of Ebola have informed steps taken since the coronavirus scare first broke.
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says it will use lessons from the Ebola outbreak to strengthen its risk communications capacity.
Bam, a province Burkina Faso, was once a migration source due to land degradation. This is changing thanks to soil and water conservation projects.
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The law missed the opportunity to address misuse of mineral royalties and increase transparency as well as accountability in mineral royalty management.