The next pandemic is already happening - targeted disease surveillance can help prevent it
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Targeted disease surveillance can help prevent it.
After Covid 19: Searching for the Next Viral Threat To Linfa Wang, PhD, some of the most important unanswered questions about the COVID-19 pandemic lie within slick layers of guano, deep in a hole in the ground. A virologist with the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, Wang was part of a team of international scientists tasked by the World Health Organization (WHO) with unraveling the origins of the original SARS virus 17 years ago. Now he’s attempting to do the same with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, known as SARS-CoV-2. While the exact path the virus followed to begin infecting ...
Savanna plays on SA's 'buddy' bar culture to tackle the #MyFriendZone 14 April 2021 7:36 PM Share This: 'We don't need a name to be friends.' Savanna's use of humour is not just advertising, it's entertainment says Andy Rice. Screengrab from SavannaCider 'My Friend' ad on YouTube "You have to make some kind of an emotional link with your target market if you're going to be a strong brand" Advertising expert Andy Rice says Savanna demonstrates this very well, choosing humour to make that connection. It isn't easy - it's a cultural knife edge that people have to tread. Andy Rice, Branding and...
Savanna and Grey Africa/WPP Liquid tackle the '#MyFriendZone' #BehindtheBrandManager: Terri Verhoeven of Big Concerts on navigating the new events, entertainment spaceThis month, we uncover the heroes behind the brands that millions of South Africans take into their homes and hearts every day. We find out more from Terri Verhoeven, senior operations manager at Big Concerts, about managing such a well-known SA company and navigating and surviving the devastating effects of Covid-19. By Ruth Cooper Takealot competitor Everyshop officially launchesAfter a month of public testing in March, the ne...