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How cruel Covid caught the whole world asleep at the wheel

Last week I lost sleep reading an advance copy of a new book on how Covid came to hold the whole world in its cruel grip. The book, 100 Days that Changed the World: The Coronavirus Wars by Irish author Barry O Halloran, is a riveting, readable story that should prick our conscience. For example, critics of the report on mother and baby homes, who treat the issue as a historical once-off to be blamed on the Catholic Church, should examine their selective reactions. Among other questions, the book prompts this one: why have feminist journalists, so vociferous about our poor treatment of young women in the past, been so silent about the equally poor treatment of older women in the present?

COVID-19: Focus and funds must pivot to Africa as countries reel from deadly second wave - World

COVID-19: Focus and funds must pivot to Africa as countries reel from deadly second wave Format Nairobi, 27 January 2021 – Save the Children is warning that the lives of thousands of children across Africa are at risk as the hard-hitting second wave of COVID-19 surges across the continent. The agency fears many African countries will be forced to wait months before they can vaccinate even the most vulnerable people and essential frontline health workers, deeply impacting the lives of children. Africa has six of the top ten countries with the fastest increase in the numbers of confirmed cases[1]. The continent’s COVID-19 mortality rate is also now higher than the global average, marking a grim development from previous phases of the virus. The case fatality rate across Africa is now at 2.5 percent, above the global average of 2.2 percent[2], with the rapid spread of the highly contagious South African variant of particular concern.

Protecting Venezuelan Healthcare Workers

Protecting Venezuelan Healthcare Workers SEATTLE, Washington   A  New York Times 2016 photojournalistic article about Venezuelan hospitals showed that the Venezuelan crisis had reached beyond the political turmoil, the economic downturn and social uprisings; people were dying in hospitals from preventable diseases. Every year since, the IMF has only calculated negative GDP growth in Venezuela. According to the Global Health Security Index, Venezuela ranks among the least prepared countries in the world to face the current pandemic, placing last in the Latin American and Caribbean region. However, a group of healthcare students started XXV Promo MedUCLA to help Venezuelan healthcare workers. What the Official Reports Don’t Show

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