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Covid-19 and the Dialectics of Global Pandemics in Africa

Author : Munyaradzi Mawere,Bernard Chazovachii
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789956552740

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The prevalence of global pandemics has been timeless and universal. In 1918, the Spanish Flue grounded Spain and her neighbours. In 1997, 2014 and 2020, the Ebola virus wreaked havoc in West Africa in the same manner that polio had ravaged the globe. Since 2019, the Coronavirus has forced most economies onto a downward spiral. Despite concerted global attempts at observing World Health Organization guidelines, the Coronavirus has been changing peoples' lives, forcing most economies onto their knees, endangering lives and livelihoods, making a mockery of global medicine and causing the widespread despair and helplessness that has come to be known as 'the new normal'. Unlike the other pandemics, the mayhem, complexities and dialectics caused by Covid-19 have been matchless, requiring a systematic study and necessitating a volume like this one. The volume's 16 well-researched chapters argue that despite Covid-19's enormous lessons and predictions about even greater future pandemics, humanity can ill-afford to relent in its determination to conquer the pandemic in the same way that human resolve has defeated past pandemic. As such, the volume provides hope and direction to the global community on how best to deal with Covid-19 and pandemics of similar or even higher magnitude in the future.

Covid-19 and the Dialectics of Global Pandemics in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities and the Future of the Global Economy in the Face of COVID-19

Author : Munyaradzi Mawere,Bernard Chazovachii,Francis Machingura
Publisher : Langaa RPCID
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 995655202X

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The prevalence of global pandemics has been timeless and universal. In 1918, the Spanish Flue grounded Spain and her neighbours. In 1997, 2014 and 2020, the Ebola virus wreaked havoc in West Africa in the same manner that polio had ravaged the globe. Since 2019, the Coronavirus has forced most economies onto a downward spiral. Despite concerted global attempts at observing World Health Organization guidelines, the Coronavirus has been changing peoples' lives, forcing most economies onto their knees, endangering lives and livelihoods, making a mockery of global medicine and causing the widespread despair and helplessness that has come to be known as 'the new normal'. Unlike the other pandemics, the mayhem, complexities and dialectics caused by Covid-19 have been matchless, requiring a systematic study and necessitating a volume like this one. The volume's 16 well-researched chapters argue that despite Covid-19's enormous lessons and predictions about even greater future pandemics, humanity can ill-afford to relent in its determination to conquer the pandemic in the same way that human resolve has defeated past pandemic. As such, the volume provides hope and direction to the global community on how best to deal with Covid-19 and pandemics of similar or even higher magnitude in the future.

African Perspectives on Global Pandemics and the Challenges of Peace and Security

Author : Masake Pilisano Harris,Richard Obinna Iroanya
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781666924817

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African Perspectives on Global Pandemics and the Challenges of Peace and Security by Masake Pilisano Harris,Richard Obinna Iroanya Pdf

This book examines the legal and security threat posed by pandemics in Africa and beyond. The authors propose that to effectively counter pandemics, it is necessary for states to transcend beyond a realism approach and to adopt security policies that reflect the multidimensional nature of state authority and functions.

The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development

Author : Maria do Carmo dos Santos Gonçalves,Rebecca Gutwald,Tanja Kleibl,Ronald Lutz,Ndangwa Noyoo,Janestic Twikirize
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030846787

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The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development by Maria do Carmo dos Santos Gonçalves,Rebecca Gutwald,Tanja Kleibl,Ronald Lutz,Ndangwa Noyoo,Janestic Twikirize Pdf

This book is a novel contribution to academic discourses on the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and how it has impacted societies globally. It proffers an overview on the social development and political measures, from both the Global North and Global South, to prevent COVID-19's spread. It illuminates major social, political and economic challenges that already existed in different contexts and which are also currently being amplified by COVID-19. Curiously, this global pandemic has opened spaces for different actors, across the globe, to begin to fundamentally question and challenge the hegemony of the Global North, which sometimes is evident in social work. Linked to the foregoing and while reflecting beyond the pandemic and into the future, the book proposes that social work must become more political at all levels, and strive to transform societies, global social development efforts, and economic and health systems. This contributed volume of 38 chapters discusses and analyses ethical, social, sociological, social work and social development issues that complement and enrich available literature in the socio-political, economics, public health, medical ethics and political science. It provides various case studies which should enable readers to gain insights into how countries have responded to the pandemic and learn how COVID-19 negatively impacted countries in different parts of the world. This book also provides a platform for the articulation of neglected and marginalized voices, such as those of indigenous populations, the poor, or oppressed. The chapters are grouped according to three main themes as they relate to research on the COVID-19 pandemic and social work in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America: Analysis: Social Issues and the COVID-19 Pandemic Strategies and Responses in Social Work: Globally and Locally Outlook: Looking Ahead Beyond the Pandemic Intended to engage a global, diverse and interdisciplinary audience, The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development is a timely and relevant resource for academics, students and researchers in inter alia Social Work, Philosophy, Sociology, Economics, and Development Studies.

A Global Playbook for the Next Pandemic

Author : Anne Kabagambe
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781789047608

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The health and economic devastation caused by COVID-19 has revealed that most countries’ national health systems are inadequate to cope with pandemics. These are global challenges that call for global responses. At the heart of this book is a bold new proposal to create a global pandemic playbook that can be quickly deployed when the next pandemic strikes. Countries and their experts must collaborate to create early warning systems, preparedness, prevention, responses and containment. But who should pay the cost? Anne Kabagambe, a former Executive Board director for the World Bank Group, explores the options, and argues that to fail to learn from COVID-19 and neglect to create a global playbook now would cost far more when the next pandemic strikes.

The Gendered Face of COVID-19 in the Global South

Author : Grugel, Jean,Barlow, Matt,Tallulah Lines,Maria Eugenia Giraudo,Jessica Omukuti
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781529218831

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The Gendered Face of COVID-19 in the Global South by Grugel, Jean,Barlow, Matt,Tallulah Lines,Maria Eugenia Giraudo,Jessica Omukuti Pdf

In this important book, experts assess what the COVID-19 pandemic means for gender inequalities in the global south, examining how threats to equitable development will impact the most marginalized and at-risk women and girls in particular. The book draws on research across sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America to examine COVID-19-related issues around gender-based violence, work and care, education and health care, and asks whether global responses are enough to mitigate the negative outcomes of deepening gender inequality. It is a guide to stimulate the important debate about how to promote women’s rights during the management and recovery phases of the pandemic.

Reflections on the Complexities of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Author : Shadrack B. Ramokgadi,Mbekezeli C. Mkhize
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781991201935

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Reflections on the Complexities of the Covid-19 Pandemic by Shadrack B. Ramokgadi,Mbekezeli C. Mkhize Pdf

This book offers an original and timeous snapshot of contemporary lines of argument from various authors in the Global South on the Covid-19 pandemic as a complex emergency at the height of the pandemic. At the time of writing, there were various levels of uncertainties from different countries, citizens, the public and private sectors, industries and economies who were in disarray. The book traces the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic in the province of Wuhan in China, the challenges, and the responses from a multiplicity of countries particularly from the Global South. Of particular importance, the book notes that vaccine uncertainty, limiting the spread of the virus and loss of life and employment, were some of the major challenges that these governments and citizens were confronted with. Also, the sizes of various economies lead to various challenges that the abovementioned governments shouldered. The contributors shed light on various aspects related to the Covid-19 pandemic from various countries in the Global South and include, but were not limited to securitised lockdowns, the use of militaries and complete closures of national (and sometimes fragile) economies, as well as overburdened health systems. These are just some dire consequences of Covid-19 on the public and private sector, industries and economy. The book emphasises that despite myriad challenges reported, there are various lessons that can be learnt in terms of how the countries responded to the pandemic, and in terms of how future pandemics can be handled. Finally, this is an interesting piece of work wherein contributors, as a collective, seek to shed light with regards to the unique perspectives from the Global South and at the same time give some guidance, related to their specific areas of focus.

Zimbabwe in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Author : Esther Mavengano,Tobias Marevesa,Ernest Jakaza
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000899405

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Zimbabwe in the Post-COVID-19 Era by Esther Mavengano,Tobias Marevesa,Ernest Jakaza Pdf

This comprehensive book brings together reflections, lessons and insights relating to the post Covid-19 era in Zimbabwe. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has immensely affected all facets of humanity globally. Its impact on Zimbabwe is evident through its effect on socio-economic and education systems, politics, religion, infrastructural development, and health delivery systems. This book provides scholarly introspections into the lessons drawn from the pandemic in an effort to re-imagine the future possibilities of public health in Zimbabwe and beyond. Providing a platform for research that seeks to re-think global public health matters from a Decolonial school of thought, the book asks questions such as: What is the role of religion, linguistics, communication, education, economics, politics, and science in preparing Zimbabwe for possible future pandemics? How can the lessons drawn from the pandemic inform scholars to re-imagine the future trajectories of the country in the various domains? How can researchers evaluate the power and economic dialectics of COVID-19, navigate the tumultuous challenges generated, and come up with appropriate systems for future pandemics? Offering a realistic picture of the post COVID-19 era in Zimbabwe, the book will be a key resource to students and researchers across the fields of political communication, science communication, decolonial discourse, language and culture, as well as African Studies more broadly.

The COVID-19 - Health Systems Nexus

Author : Lazarus Chapungu,David Chikodzi,Kaitano Dube
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031216022

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The COVID-19 - Health Systems Nexus by Lazarus Chapungu,David Chikodzi,Kaitano Dube Pdf

This contributed volume, based on papers presented at a conference held in Zimbabwe in mid-2021, examines the nexus between Zimbabwe’s health systems and the COVID-19 pandemic. The collection of papers contained here is diverse and covers topics from how health systems handled (or didn’t handle) surges to health communication during a global pandemic to economic and environmental impacts of the pandemic in Zimbabwe. Editors Drs. Edward Kunonga, Lazarus Chapungu, and David Chikodzi set the stage for these pieces with an introductory chapter that describes the health systems in Zimbabwe and offers an overview of the effects of the pandemic felt in the country. Their concluding chapter synthesizes trends and issues emerging from the chapters and recommends policy directions regarding health management systems in Zimbabwe and elsewhere in the face of this and future pandemics.

COVID-19 and International Development

Author : Elissaios Papyrakis
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030823399

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COVID-19 and International Development by Elissaios Papyrakis Pdf

The current coronavirus pandemic fundamentally reshapes existing debates and processes in international development. The unprecedented (and rapidly evolving) crisis is generating a number of substantial challenges for developing economies. Governments in low-income nations often find it extremely hard to cope with the increased demand for health services, make prompt decisions and put them into action, protect vulnerable segments of society and offer immediate relief to affected economic sectors. This book provides a series of reflective chapters that demonstrate how several areas of international development have been severely affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. It provides an in-depth critical discussion on how the current pandemic influences several development outcomes (in the domains of poverty/inequality, health, education, migration, formal/informal employment, (de)globalisation, the extractive sector, climate change, water and the global financial system). Each chapter draws policy recommendations on relevant interventions that can alleviate the identified negative repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic, especially for the most vulnerable communities in the Global South.

Global Health, Humanity and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author : Francis Egbokhare,Adeshina Afolayan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031174292

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Global Health, Humanity and the COVID-19 Pandemic by Francis Egbokhare,Adeshina Afolayan Pdf

This volume interrogates global health and especially the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role that science has played in mitigating the human experiences of pandemics and health over the centuries. Science, and the scientific method, has always been at the forefront of the human attempt at undermining the virulent consequences of sicknesses and diseases. However, the scientific image of humans in the world is founded on the presumption of possessing the complete understanding about humans and their physiological and psychological frameworks. This volume challenges this scientific assumption. Global health denotes the complex and cumulative health profile of humanity that involves not only the framework of scientific researches and practices that investigates and seeks to improve the health of all people on the globe, but also the range of humanistic issues - economic, cultural, social, ideological - that constitute the sources of inequities and threat to the achievement of a positive global health profile. This volume balances the argument that diseases and pandemics are human problems that demand both scientific and humanistic interventions.

COVID-19, the Global South and the Pandemic’s Development Impact

Author : Gerard McCann,Nita Mishra,Pádraig Carmody
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781529225662

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COVID-19, the Global South and the Pandemic’s Development Impact by Gerard McCann,Nita Mishra,Pádraig Carmody Pdf

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Though a globally shared experience, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected societies across the world in radically different ways. This book examines the unique implications of the pandemic in the Global South. With international contributors from a variety of disciplines including health, economics and geography, the book investigates the pandemic’s effects on development, medicine, gender (in)equality and human rights, among other issues. Its analysis illuminates further subsequent crises of interconnection, a pervasive health provision crisis and a resulting rise in socioeconomic inequality. The book’s assessment offers an urgent discourse on the ways in which the impact of COVID-19 can be mitigated in some of the most challenging socioeconomic contexts in the world.

Governance Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa

Author : Nirmala Dorasamy
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031112447

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Governance Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa by Nirmala Dorasamy Pdf

This book presents insights into the governance challenge associated with the management of the lockdown measures in relation to the welfare of citizens in selected African states. The intention of the project is to present a critical analysis of the effectiveness and the consequences of the measures adopted by the government of these African countries to contain further spread of the virus, within the context of existing governance challenges in the management of the public sector. This will expose the contradictions in the implementation of public policy and the actualization of its intendment for the promotion of good governance and the welfare of citizens. The benefit thereof is the feasibility of arousing further intellectual engagements on the need for effective management of public sector with strong infrastructural support for the good of all in Africa.

Global Capital's 21st Century Repositioning

Author : Rewai Makamani,Artwell Nhemachena
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789956551460

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Global Capital's 21st Century Repositioning by Rewai Makamani,Artwell Nhemachena Pdf

What happens at the interface between Afrocentricity and COVID-19 is cause for wonder in a world that is anxious to short circuit global solidarity by trampling Pan-Africanism. Revolutions, including the Fourth Industrial Revolution, are rarely contextualised within the framework of Pan-Africanism and Afrocentricity even when they are celebrated as beneficial to the world. Interfacing Afrocentricity, COVID-19, Pan-Africanism and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, this book teases out the profound challenges of the 21st century. Calling for African solutions premised on African solidarity, the book critically engages the contemporary technological solutionism and technological evangelism that undergirds the Fourth Industrial Revolution and efforts to find vaccines for COVID-19. Unflinchingly interrogating these issues, the book is useful for scholars and activists in education, African languages, sociology, social anthropology, political science, history, religious studies, development studies, communication, medical sciences and legal studies.

Covid-19 in Africa: Societal and Economic Implications

Author : Susan Arndt,Banhoro Yacouba,Taibat Lawanson,Enocent Msindo,Peter Simatei
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9783031403163

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Covid-19 in Africa: Societal and Economic Implications by Susan Arndt,Banhoro Yacouba,Taibat Lawanson,Enocent Msindo,Peter Simatei Pdf

Written amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, this edited volume draws on the expertise of social scientists and humanities scholars to understand the many ramifications of Covid-19 on societies, politics, and the economies of Africa. The contributors examine measures, communicative practices, and experiences that have guided the (inter)action of governments, societies, and citizens in this unpredictable moment. Covid-19 tested governments’ disaster preparedness as well as exposed governments’ attitudes towards the poor and vulnerable. In the same vein, it also tested the agency of the African populace in the face of containment measures and their impact on everyday social, cultural, and economic practices of ordinary people. In this vein, our concern is to understand the relationship between growing vulnerability on the one hand, and ingenuity of agency on the other, and how both were embodied, narrated and discoursed by the African poor, university students, religious entities, middle-classes, and those who bore the major brunt of the lockdowns. The volume is thus a useful resource for scholars of Africa, policy makers and those who want to understand Covid-19 in Africa. It provides a multiplicity of perspectives of the pandemic and African responses at different levels of society, economy and the political spectrum. The continental focus of this volume gives room for broader comparative analyses. Lastly, this interdisciplinary work benefits from the input of medical historians, anthropologists, sociologists, linguists, political scientists, literature scholars, urban planners, geographers and others.