Whereas digital work can bring freedom and flexibility into the lives of workers in Africa, it can also contribute towards their precarity and vulnerability.
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A post-pandemic healthcare service in Ghana and beyond may usefully incorporate elements of mobile health programmes.
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The deaths have important symbolic value and have been associated with shifts in COVID-19 policies in some countries.
Relying on donor funding means that the funder ultimately determines the health priorities. This is one reason why many programmes in Africa focus on a single disease such as HIV.
The plight of women who had to give birth alone during the pandemic is a good starting point to discuss a better childbirth experience for all women.
Los relatos de epidemias del pasado nos advierten sobre los errores que corremos el riesgo de repetir.
Accounts of previous epidemics – by Samuel Pepys, Daniel Defoe and Katherine Porter – warn of mistakes that we risk repeating.
What we want from our working environment in future needs to be explored now so that the needs of employees and employers are equally and fairly considered.
Land-falling tropical cyclones are rare in Tanzania so past events are outside the memory of most.
Waiver talks might convince companies to focus on technology transfer and training, and let go of the plan to maximise patent-based revenues.
Pengembangan wisata seharusnya mendukung komunitas lokal untuk meningkatkan keterampilan dan keahlian mereka untuk menghadapi krisis dan goncangan ekonomi.
Tourism development should support local communities to increase their skills and knowledge to better equip them to be resilient to crises and economic shocks.
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Reader in Psychology, The University of Edinburgh
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Lecturer in Digital Methods, The University of Edinburgh
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Senior Lecturer in Territorial Politics, The University of Edinburgh
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Lecturer in Corporate and Insolvency Law, The University of Edinburgh
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Professor in Ecology and Disease, The University of Edinburgh
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Lecturer in Social and Political Philosophy, The University of Edinburgh
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NERC Postdoctoral Research Associate, The University of Edinburgh
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Chair of Sport and Head of the Academy of Sport, The University of Edinburgh
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, The University of Edinburgh
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Leisure Policy, The University of Edinburgh
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Research Fellow, Alwaleed Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World, The University of Edinburgh
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Chancellor's Fellow Sociology and History of Biomedicine, The University of Edinburgh
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Féminisme, Mouvements sociaux, Travail, Agriculture, Politique, The University of Edinburgh
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Reader in Astrobiology, The University of Edinburgh
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Gender and Politics, The University of Edinburgh
