Running through safety checks. Disease outbreaks such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the COVID-19 pandemic, underscore the need for improved healthcare. Copyright: European Union/ECHO/Jean-Louis Mosser, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED).
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Season 4, Episode 13
The health crises faced by Africa in the last decade have highlighted the clear need for improved healthcare systems and pandemic preparedness. Deadly disease outbreaks, such as the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the COVID-19 pandemic, underscore the urgency for stronger epidemic intelligence and response mechanisms.
In this episode of our Africa Science Focus Podcast, reporter Michael Kaloki speaks with Jean Ngamba and Professor Lorena Núñez Carrasco, recipients of the COVID-19 Africa Rapid Grant Fund. They share their research on potential responses that Africa could employ in the event of a future pandemic or health crisis.
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This podcast was supported by the Science Granting Councils Initiative which aims to strengthen the institutional capacities of 18 public science funding agencies in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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This piece was produced by SciDev.Net’s Sub-Saharan Africa English desk.
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