Another Pandemic in Africa: Weak Healthcare, Strong Leadership, and Collective Action in Africa's COVID-19 Response
分析非洲COVID-19病例仅占全球1.5%的结构性原因,如城市化率低(40%)和人口年轻(65岁以上仅3%),并探讨集体行动与领导力的作用。
Six months after the COVID-19 outbreak first started, Africa accounted for only 1.5% of the documented cases Some reasons are structural: Only 40% of the population is urbanizedcompared with 55% globally and 80% in the OECD. This geographical dispersion makes it harder for the virus to spread. Moreover, the continent is youngonly 3% of the population is 65 years of age or older, compared with a 9% global average and 17% in the OECD. Given that the virus disproportionally affects older people, this matters.