In an article originally published in The Guardian, Afua Hirsch argues that a patronising attitude towards the continent will see that lessons in overcoming the threat may not be learnt by other countries.
- Senegal is developing a Covid-19 testing kit that would cost $1 per patient
- In less than 10 minutes, it is hoped to detect both current or previous infection via antigens in saliva, or antibodies
- Country began its Covid-19 response planning in earnest in January
- As a result, a nation of 16 million people has had only 30 deaths
- Ghana, with a population of 30 million, has a similar death toll to Senegal
- This is partly because of an extensive system of contact tracing, including “pool testing”
- The advantages of this approach are now being studied by the World Health Organization
- Hopes grow for the herbal remedy, Sweet Wormwood, proving an effective cure
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Photo Credit: Ministry of Health, Ghana
