Full Description
This book details how the spread of COVID-19 on the geographically vast continent of Africa has been of particular concern. In Africa, one finds some of the world's most worrying statistics, representing the highest rates of "extreme poverty" and lowest overall numbers on the UNDP's Human Security Index (HSI). The chapters in this book are testimonies from African scholars and public health experts of that harrowing period of COVID-19, as experienced in the African context, starting in early 2020. All of the chapters contain first-hand knowledge and lived experiences of COVID-19 in Africa. Throughout, concerns regarding Africa's future preparedness for another pandemic are expressed but the perspectives, as required in any meaningful discussion of both the COVID-19 pandemic and human security, are wide, varied, and often interconnected. This book is of interest to both academics and researchers interested on the lasting effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
