Utibe Effiong

Challenges and opportunities for telemedicine in Africa

Africa Fejiro Chinye-Nwoko, Utibe Effiong & Nchiewe Ani - 28 Jul 2020

Telemedicine in Africa is currently limited by the availability of basic infrastructure, but, considering the lack of doctors in rural areas, it is a vital component in addressing the continent’s healthcare needs

The realities of politics, testing and mitigation in Africa

Africa Akpabio Akpabio & Utibe Effiong - 23 May 2020

Covid-19 has a much different effect on the continent than it does elsewhere

Covid-19 and African children: The untold story

Article Itoro Akpan, Akpabio Akpabio & Utibe Effiong - 4 May 2020

Children are less likely to contract the coronavirus than adults, but the way in which the pandemic affects them goes beyond ill health

The ethics of Covid-19 status disclosure: To tell or not to tell?

Article Ido Aniekan, Akpabio Akpabio & Utibe Effiong - 2 May 2020

The trick is to find the balance between people’s right to privacy and the need for contact tracing to limit the spread of the disease

Covid-19 vaccine testing in vulnerable populations must be guided by ethics

Africa Akpabio Akpabio & Utibe Effiong - 18 Apr 2020

The fallouts from unethical experiments include distrust of public health officials and poor participation in research studies by members of vulnerable populations. People involved in vaccine trials must be recognised as partners, rather than pawns