AAS Open Research Most Read of 2021
| 17 December, 2021 | Jessica Truschel |
As we come to the end of 2021, it’s time to look back at some of our most popular reads this year. Which research outputs have made the most read list?
Last call for regional health praxis? How Africans can pivot from COVID-19 clinical trial participants to vaccine and drug developers and manufacturers
| 19 August, 2021 | Odhiambo Gandhi, Joanes Atela, Nora Ndege, Samson Kinyanjui and Uzma Alam |
In this blog, we consider potential strategies to strengthen African capacity for vaccine and drug development coordination, regulation, and manufacturing.
The impact of COVID-19 on mental health and mental health treatment in Africa
| 11 August, 2021 | Biggy Dziro and Primrose Nyamayaro |
How has COVID-19 impacted mental health in Africa? Here, we explore the impact on different populations and governmental efforts to address mental health needs.
Addressing socio-economic burdens of the pandemic
| 29 July, 2021 | Gloria Chemutai |
Gloria Chemutai explores how socio-economic burdens of the pandemic are being addressed in Africa.
Invisibility and futures during the pandemic and beyond
| 28 July, 2021 | Alexander Kagaha |
Alexander Kagaha reflects on invisibility and futures during the pandemic and beyond.
Civil society organizations (CSOs) and COVID-19 response in Africa
| 27 July, 2021 | Blessings N. Kaunda-Khangamwa |
Blessings N. Kaunda-Khangamwa examines the role of civil society organizations in the Covid-19 response across Africa.
Have we learned from past epidemics?
| 26 July, 2021 | Henry Zakumumpa |
In this blog, Henry Zakumumpa considers the question ‘have we learned from past epidemics?’
How social sciences and modelling are informing COVID-19 policy responses across Africa
| 19 July, 2021 | Joel Onyango, Nora Ndege, Joanes Atela, Lenore Manderson, Tobias Chirwa and Uzma Alam |
This post discusses how social sciences and modelling are informing COVID-19 policy responses across Africa, drawing on a high-level dialogue among African policy makers, researchers and scientists.
Public confidence and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Africa
| 14 July, 2021 | Joanes Atela, Nora Ndege, Uzma Alam, Samson Kinyanjui, Verrah Otiende |
In this blog, read about public confidence and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Africa.
Science engagement to support evidence-informed and context-specific policy responses to COVID-19 in Africa: understanding transmission dynamics and diagnostics
| 16 June, 2021 | Uzma Alam, Joanes Atela, Gordon Awandare, Tobias Chirwa |
In this post, Uzma Alam, Joanes Atela, Gordon Awandare and Tobias Chirwa discuss science engagement to support evidence-informed and context-specific policy responses to COVID-19 in Africa, including understanding transmission dynamics and diagnostics in Africa.
