Surviving Pandemics
3 December 2020
Many countries here in Africa were inadequately equipped to withstand the shock of the coronavirus pandemic.
While the continent was not unique in this regard and has evidently done better than expected, COVID-19 has exposed an apparent need for the people of Africa to strengthen their capacity to collect data, innovate appropriate solutions, and support programs that address the shortcomings. Doing so could ensure that when the next pandemic comes, African populations can be more certain of their prospects of surviving it without having to endure economic collapse and large-scale loss of life.
TEDxJohannesburg, along with a select few events in Brazil, Nigeria, and India, teamed up with TEDx and Skoll Foundation to explore the issues and see how local communities around the world responded to the challenges.
Scroll down for the TEDxJohannesburg Surviving Pandemics talks.
Ideas change everything.
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How COVID-19 has changed news reporting
Mia Malan
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Could we use data to manage our way out of inequality?
Shaneel Bachoo
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A blueprint for the future of testing labs in Africa
Prof. Wendy Stevens
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A ventilator that costs less, and is locally made
Prof. Justin Jonas
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“The Wedding” / “A Luta Continua”
Kabelo Motlhomi
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The silent killer known as viral hepatitis
Danjuma Adda
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A craftivist’s ode to the face mask
Stacey Rozen
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Why people turn to data in a pandemic
Laura Grant & Alastair Otter
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Separating facts from falsehoods in pandemic times
Gustav Praekelt
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Is your business ready for the next pandemic?
Liabo Setho
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To survive pandemics, look to the teachers
Dr. Anatole Manzi
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Resilience, the unexpected gift of this pandemic
Saad Uakkas
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The missing perspectives of women in COVID-19 news
Luba Kassova
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The costly effects of rising food prices in a pandemic
Mervyn Abrahams
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An HIV vaccine is what the world needs now
Prof. Lynn Morris
