Covid-19: Why Africa’s pandemic is different

Abstract

Covid-19: Why Africa's pandemic is different Africa's initially slow burn pandemic puzzled scientists. Meera Senthilingam examines the factors at play, and explores the impact of the new variants Meera Senthilingam freelance journalist "Inequity" is a word firmly attached to Africa, and not just in the pandemic. Inequity in resources, funding, and infrastructure means that diseases-malaria, tuberculosis, HIV, and intestinal worms, among others-persist in Africa long after other regions overcame them.