Health Check

Vaccinating Africa against Covid-19


Listen Later

So far five African counties have begun vaccination campaigns, with vaccines gifted to them by wealthier countries. For many of the continent’s 1.2 billion people Covid -19 vaccinations will come through the COVAX initiative, which is a programme designed to reach many of the poor and vulnerable across the world. Whilst this is a huge task, Africa does have the advantage of having developed effective methods of delivering vaccinations with campaigns to fight Polio and Ebola.

Along with the global pandemic, life threatening diseases such as cholera still thrive in inadequate sanitary conditions which is the situation for many people worldwide. However, there are some relatively simple and cheap solutions available, such as a scheme to build waterless latrines in Nigeria.

Reporters Rhoda Odhiambo and Charles Mgbolu join presenter Priscilla Ngethe to discuss these health issues.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Health CheckBy BBC World Service

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

76 ratings


More shows like Health Check

View all
In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,445 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,808 Listeners

Health Report - Full program podcast by ABC listen

Health Report - Full program podcast

124 Listeners

Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,653 Listeners

Science Weekly by The Guardian

Science Weekly

421 Listeners

6 Minute English by BBC Radio

6 Minute English

1,772 Listeners

Learning English Conversations by BBC Radio

Learning English Conversations

1,125 Listeners

Science In Action by BBC World Service

Science In Action

345 Listeners

Inside Health by BBC Radio 4

Inside Health

108 Listeners

More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC Radio 4

More or Less: Behind the Stats

894 Listeners

Discovery by BBC World Service

Discovery

958 Listeners

The Food Programme by BBC Radio 4

The Food Programme

267 Listeners

The Infinite Monkey Cage by BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

2,078 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,054 Listeners

The Life Scientific by BBC Radio 4

The Life Scientific

228 Listeners

Unexpected Elements by BBC World Service

Unexpected Elements

355 Listeners

All in the Mind by BBC Radio 4

All in the Mind

60 Listeners

BBC Inside Science by BBC Radio 4

BBC Inside Science

405 Listeners

CrowdScience by BBC World Service

CrowdScience

480 Listeners

People Fixing the World by BBC World Service

People Fixing the World

242 Listeners

Sliced Bread by BBC Radio 4

Sliced Bread

149 Listeners

13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle by BBC World Service

13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle

4,193 Listeners

Americast by BBC News

Americast

732 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,057 Listeners