What the World Can Learn From Africa’s Covid-19 Response
Where the United States has floundered, many African countries have succeeded
The United States has had a less than successful handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. From the government response to individual protests, the American response has abounded with politics and failures that have led to unfortunately high fatalities.
While the U.S. has floundered, other countries have succeeded. Many have praised the response from countries like New Zealand and Singapore, but other countries, particularly in Africa, have done well, too.
For example, Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, has over 200 million people and confirmed more than 66,000 Covid-19 cases and 1,160 fatalities as of November 2020. The United States, on the other hand, has 330 million people and confirmed more than 12.5 million Covid-19 cases and 260,000 deaths as of November 2020.
Africa’s Covid-19 response includes many lessons that “first world countries” could benefit from implementing.
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