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Vol 61 No 13

Published 25th June 2020


The pandemic's collateral damage

The focus on the coronavirus, coupled with logistical problems, is drawing resources from the fight against Africa’s other serious diseases

Covid-19 is serious enough, but in Africa the unintended consequences of diverting health service resources may be even worse. 'The knock-on effects of Covid-19 on the fight against HIV, TB and malaria and other infectious diseases could be catastrophic,' Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, told Africa Confidential.

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