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Covid-19/Microstories. The True Sister’s Keeper of Madaraka.
The weak economic systems of Africa were heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Unemployment rates have increased as have inequalities. Loss of jobs and reduction in purchasing power have aggravated the living conditions of families. Anxiety and stress over uncertainty and loneliness caused b...
Covid-19. Supporting the Niger Foundation Hospital to ensure safe medical care for the most vulnerable population in Enugu, Nigeria.
"The Enugu State Government has established 2 isolation centers to manage infected patients. For now, private hospitals are not expected to treat patients of COVID-19, but rather to notify and contact the state authorities". To avoid contamination of their health care facilities, many hospitals ...
Covid-19/#Insight. The party’s over, and why this might be just what Nigeria needs. By Joshua Nwachukwu
Nigerians are commonly known for their hospitality, hard work and boisterousness. These characteristics are expressed in our penchant for celebrations: we really love to make merry. We love celebrations to such an extent that every occasion is an excuse to celebrate. In Nigeria we celebrate every...
Africa. WHO: Push for stronger health systems as Africa battles COVID-19
Health Ministers and representatives from African countries gathered this week for the annual World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa voiced concern over the impact of COVID-19 and stressed that the pandemic was a poignant reminder for countries to bolster health systems.
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Nigeria. Eugene Ohu, H. Delegate, Wins a Grant for Virtual Reality Research
Exploring the potential of virtual reality for character development is the goal of the research of Eugene Ohu, recipient of a Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc (TWCF) grant. The grant ($234,000) was awarded as part of the Global Innovations for Character Development initiative. Over the co...
Covid-19/R.D.Congo. Raised 10,000 Euros for the Training of Nurses in Kinshasa.
Liliane Mwika is a final year student of the Institute of Nursing Sciences -ISSI, in Kinshasa. She comes from a small village near Lubumbashi, a town in the south-east of Congo, in the province of Haut-Katanga, where she would like to return once she has completed her studies. Lilian benefits fro...
Covid-19. The Call of the Director of Niger F. Hospital in Enugu: "Help Us Protect Our Doctors to Stop the Plague."
"We have no official data on the number of contagions in Enugu, but cases are certainly on the rise here in the hospital and the most affected are the health workers". This is stated by Ito Diejomaoh, Director of the Niger Foundation Hospital, established in 1990 to provide quality health care to...
Covid-19/RD CONGO. With Online Teaching at ISSI, the Nurses Finish their Studies and are Ready to Offer Service to Society.
"My name is Nicole Muyulu, I am a trained and working nurse at the Institute of Nursing Sciences, ISSI, the nursing school in Monkole, commonly known as ISSI-Monkole, in Kinshasa. How have we been affected by the current pandemic? At ISSI we currently have 31 employees and 144 students. When it w...
Covid-19. A Webinar with International Health Workers and the Participation of Mgr. F. Ocáriz, Prelate of Opus Dei.
Technical skills and Christian creativity at the service of the most fragile people affected by the Coronavirus: with this attitude, workers in different hospital facilities inspired by the teachings of St. Josemaría are facing the pandemic in different countries in Europe, Africa and America. Ha...