Pandemic puts African traditional and Western medicine on collision course
Reading Time: 4 minutesBY SUSAN NJANJI JOHANNESBURG: So you’ve tested positive for coronavirus and are desperate for a cure. No problem: just drink your own urine. This quack remedy from Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the myriad therapies being touted today in Africa as poor people hunt for a virus fix. Their desperation is combining with […]
UN: Flatten the curve for climate crisis as well
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE world should fight climate change with the same determination it is showing in the battle against the Covid-19, the United Nations said on today. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization said it was time to flatten the curve on climate change as well, with its impact on the planet “reaching a crescendo” in the past […]