Last week community health workers were described as ‘troops on the ground’. But these front-line workers say they don’t have resources to fight Covid-19 if it rages through townships
Visits cancelled to residential centres as The Association for the Aged braces for the virus
But only if draconian border closures are accompanied by effective public health interventions
Sisa Ntshona has urged everyone to limit their movements in line with government’s request
What lessons can we learn for today from the 2008-09 cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe?
The lockdown regulations provide for strong curtailment of people’s movements, but many details of their implementation are still to come
Not everyone can get tested for the coronavirus. There are structures in place guiding health practitioners when it comes to screening patients for testing
Earlier this month, the government implemented a 30-day moratorium on prison visits. But, given the lack of healthcare in prisons, more proactive measure are needed
Online interventions are most likely going to benefit the middle class and the rich and children from working-class families will lose out
The crisis is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for unscrupulous leaders to further their own interests — and they are already taking advantage