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Traditional Health Practitioners are a critical part of South Africa’s Public Health response. In the context of COVID-19, their role, positioning, and importance is the subject of increased public discourse. In this episode of COVID-19 Conversations, we speak to Mr Solly Nduku, the Traditional Health...

https://youtu.be/vfhp0n3rO2Q “We need HIV activists to help with this because you’re already experienced in how we campaign for the use of TRIPS, flexibilities”.  ~ Dr Mohga Kamal-Yanni, Senior Health Advisor Moderator:  Maaza Seyoum Complied by: Vivienne Naidoo Queries: info@africanalliance.org.za Webinar Recordings & Supplementary Materials: www.africanalliance.org.za www.thevarg.org https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2020/october/20201015_waiver-obligations-trips-agreement- https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/vaccines-and-immunization/activities/immunization-systems/equity-in-immunization http://www.oecd.org/dac/development-cooperation-report/vaccine-equity-and-resilience-building-two-tests-for-global-solidarity.htm https://epha.org/vaccine-equity/ https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/africa-calls-for-coronavirus-vaccine-equity-amid-shortage-fears https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2021-02-04-some-clinical-trials-were-carried-out-in-africa-naledi-pandor-slams-covid-19-vaccine-nationalism/ https://epidemicethics.tghn.org/community/blogs/post/258785/2020/07/equitable-global-access-to-a-covid-19-vaccine-/ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/covid-19-africa-fears-vaccine-shortage-urges-equity/2128751 WHO Dr Mohga Kamal-Yanni is a Senior Health Advisor with...

This week we speak about Global Health in the age of COVID-19. We speak with Rosemary Mburu, who has been a champion for healthy communities for over fifteen years. Mburu currently serves as the Executive Director for WACI Health, an African regional advocacy organization, which...

This week we speak about COVID-19 vaccines and the search for equity in an unequal world. We speak with Safura Abdool Karim, a public health lawyer and senior researcher at the Wits School of Public Health & the 2020 Aspen New Voices Fellow. She is...

This week we speak to Dr Gonasagrie Nair, Clinical Research Site Leader/Senior Medical Officer for the DTHF’s Emavundleni research site & Dr Katherine Gill, Clinical Research Site Leader/Senior Medical Officer for the Masiphumelele Research Site about their work on the ENSEMBLE Trial and reflections on...

This week we speak to Oliver Meth, the Communications Lead at the South African National AIDS Council Civil Society Forum and the Community Constituency COVID-19 Front on his experiences in the communications space since the advent of COVID-19 and the potential role of a digital...

This week we speak to Dr Anban Pillay the Deputy Director-General of South Africa’s National Department of Health. Hailing from Kwa-Zulu Natal province, a former health intern, Dr Pillay, was spurred into a life of public service when he witnessed the substandard health care offered...

This week we speak to Phinah Kodisang the CEO of the Soul City Institute for Social Justice. In this role, she leads strategic direction and accountability for the programmatic, operational, and financial aspects of the organisation. With a Master's degree in Social Development and a...