Is china profiteering from the corona world pandemic?
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Did it create the pandemic to gain economic leverage against the world superpower- the USA?
It is a fact that the covid 19 pandemic originated from Wuhan in China. Of course the country has had its fair share of suffering from the ravages of the pandemic but it seems that the country has been able to control the scourge successfully. China appears to have already recovered. According to WION media, it is intriguing that despite the fact that Wuhan in China was the epicenter of the virus, the Chinese government was able to control the spread very effectively. It is on record that the top cities in China like Beijing for example only recorded a paltry 569 corona cases with only 8 fatalities. Similarly, Shangai another top city recorded a figure of 468 infections with 5 deaths. This was quite a feat considering the large populations in these two cities. Beijing has a population of 21.5 million while Shangai has around 24 million according to https://www.macrotrends.net>cities 2019. It should not get lost to the world that this virus has been spreading fast even to the remotest villages of the world and that even countries with sophisticated medical healthcare systems and immense wealth have been struggling to curb the spread with others like Italy recording the highest number of fatalities in thousands!
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Business as usual in china-A recovered country!
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It has been revealed from research that the Chinese are up and about with their day-to-day activities. Businesses that had stalled are getting jam started with the government’s help. A relief package of about 344 US billion dollars has already been availed to revive the economy. Boarders have been closed but businesses are getting opened and the already existing factories are being encouraged to start manufacturing the virus-fighting supplies, pieces of equipment, gloves, masks and even ventilators. Isn’t it funny that the country that has put the rest of the world in the ICU is the same country that is now selling them the supplies to combat the pandemic? Chinese local companies like the Dawn polymer is producing tonnes and tonnes of the fabric used in the manufacture of masks and other related virus combating equipment! This brings to the fore the book that was written in 1999 by Chinese nationals entitled Unrestricted warfare, China’s Master Plan to Destroy America. The book acknowledges the fact that China may not be able to destroy America through military prowess but they have a chance of gaining economic leverage over America with the aim of leaving the superpower behind. Could this pandemic be just creating this reality? Time will tell.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the current Donald Trump administration is also planning to ban 5 other African nations from accessing the Green Card Application system.
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Terrorism
Citing terrorism threats, the US said that its policy on restricting travel policy is a necessary evil meant to prevent possible acts of terrorism.
The US further added that the 7 African countries are likely to be banned since they do not adequately vet their citizens before travelling to the U.S.
The other five countries include Sudan Belarus, Eritrea, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan. Surprisingly, Chad which was banned in April 2018 was not in the list.
The new US travel rules which will be made public on Monday will also affect business and visitor visas.
The US President has also expressed his intentions to cancel the Green Card System officially referred to as the Diversity Visa Lottery Program.
He termed the Diversity Visa Lottery Program unfit since it creates room for “undesirable” people to live in the USA. He said that he prefers skilled workers.
Other African countries that are currently banned from entering the U.S. include Iran, Somalia, Lybia, Yemen, North Korea and Syria.
Politicians from Venezuela are also blocked from entering the U.S.
Dr. Jeliah Akombe, an elder sister to Dr. Roselyn Kwamboka Akombe, hails from Nyagware village in Nyamira County. Born to an education officer and a teacher, Dr Jeliah Akombe spent most of her early years in Mwembe Tayari, Kisii before her parents relocated to Kisumu.
Education
Dr. Jeliah Akombe attended St. Mary’sNyabururu Girls High School in Kisii County before she moved to the United States of America for further studies.
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She has made great strides in the world of academia, since holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from New Jersey City University (NJCU), Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in family nurse practice from Walden University, a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Stamford University in Alabama and a Post Doctorate degree as a Psychiatric Mental Nurse Practitioner from the University of Massachusetts.
Family Background
Dr. Jeliah Akombe is a proud mother of three and a devoted spouse. She is an elder sister to Dr. Roselyn Kwamboka Akombe– former IEBC Commissioner in Kenya.
Work
Dr. Akombe has served in various capacities including as an Emergency Room nurse at University Hospital in Newark; a Family Nurse Practitioner with the Newark Department of Health and currently as a family nurse practitioner with United Healthcare and a psychiatric nurse practitioner with Foot Prints for Recovery.
Serenity Healthcare Associates
Dr. Akombe is also an entrepreneur who is committed to giving back to society. She is a co-owner of Serenity Healthcare Associates, a private practice located in New Jersey specializing in the comprehensive management of psychiatric mental health conditions, substance abuse and addiction.
Kenyan Nurses Association of America (KNAA)
With a long history of public service, Dr. Akombe is a visionary leader and the founder and CEO of the Kenyan Nurses Association of America (KNAA). KNAA stands as a testament to her dedication to advancing the standards of nursing and allied health professions, fostering education, and contributing to the overall enhancement of her community.
Dr. Jeliah Akombe’s multifaceted career, coupled with her commitment to patient-centered care, innovation, and leadership, positions her as a respected and influential figure in the healthcare field and within the Kenyan community.
I take this opportunity to thank you Dr. Jeliah Nyakerario Akombe and your leadership team for the opportunity to Host your Inaugural Launch of Kenyan Nurses Association of America.
The Venue was Magical, the ambience magnificent and the food was delectable, the program well done and the guests were absolutely awesome.
For those of us who missed out on this magnificent night, these are the highlights of Gala program or Take home points:
1. That KNAA is a registered non-profit organization and is here to represent ALL American nurses in the Americas and support those in Kenya and beyond.
2. That KNAA invites ALL leaders for all other existing organizations that seek to do similar work for Kenyan American nurses- to join us and work with us, as ONE- the numbers matter!
3. That our immediate TASK as members of KNAA is to recruit new members to join by registering as members at our website ( above):
4. That KNAA is Actively engaged in the advocacy and support for many matters of interest including opening the NCLEX Testing center in Nairobi. Thanks to the on-going leadership of the state of MN for taking lead on this initiative as stated by our honorable Ambasador, Mr. Lazarus Amayo and encored by our CEO, Dr Akombe.
5. That the benefits for the membership are enormous, including ; providing mentorship programs, advocacy for nursing and nurses to promote and improve quality of care outcomes. The responsibility for members is to work together as a team, to stay engaged and to participate working with the leadership; to ask questions directly for answers. Tupunguze Masengenyo, “Tufanye Maendeleo!”
6. Our Responsibility as the leadership team/committee shall be you- The Members and to uphold the MISSION of KNAA.
7, Yes we shall have the moment for meetings, to party and DANCE. We will set the date-way in advance and notify you. Your responsibility is to RECRUIT new members and attend the meetings….party, learn and DANCE….
Kenya’s hope to have one of its sons named as this year’s Nobel Prize winner has been dimmed by the grand announcement a few minutes ago.
According to Al-Jazeera, this year’s Nobel literature prizes have been won by Olga Tokarczuk and Handke Peter.
The Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and the Australian writer Peter Handke could not hold back their joy after they were announced as this year’s winners.
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Olga Tokarczuk was announced winner of last year’s award while the 2019 award was awarded to Handke.
The winners were announced today by Mats Malm, the Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, at a news conference in Stockholm.
Tokarczuk is 57 years old while Handke is 76.
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Each will receive nine million kroner ($ 908, 000) and a gold medal on 10th September 2019.
The crowning ceremony will be held in Stockholm and the winners are expected to avail themselves.
GREAT IMAGINATION
The Swedish Academy hailed Tokarczuk for her “narrative imagination and encyclopedic passion that represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life.”
Tokarczuk was born in Sulechow in Western Poland. Many consider her a literary guru in the world of international literature.
she won the Man Booker International Prize in 2018.
Her award-winning novel “Flights” brought honour to the Polish for she was the first to win the award.
According to the Academy, Tokarczuk is a gifted author who creates her novels in such a way that they depict the tension between cultural opposites, reason versus madness, home versus alienation etc.
Her novel entitled “The Books of Jacob” has received the accolade. Critics have recognized it as a masterpiece.
The novel is a historical tale based on a controversial polish author and a religious leader, Jacob Frank.
It is currently being translated into English and other languages.
CONTROVERSIAL
Handke, on the other hand, has been hailed for his ingenuity in exploring the overlooked and less important aspects of human life.
His debut play greatly offended the audience in the year 1966.
The four characters involved in the play discussed the nature of drama for an hour while praising and abusing the audience.
Handke in his novels focuses on characters in their various extreme states of mind.
His best novel is “The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick.”
The novel recounts the story of a former footballer who anxiously waits for his arrest after he commits murder.
Being a controversial figure, Handke’s politics threatened to render his efforts futile in the year 2006 after he publicly declared his ardent support for the former Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic.
President Slobodan Milosevic died in 2006 while being tried for genocide and war crimes.
Handke declared his support during the President’s funeral and turned down the prestigious 2006 Heinrick Hein Prize that had been awarded to him.
He was born to a Slovene mother in Soviet-occupied Berlin.
LOST GLORY
At least one woman was expected to win the Nobel Prize this year if the Swedish Academy is to regain its lost glory.
This is because of the chaos that erupted within the Academy in November 2017 after allegations of sexual assault were levelled against Katarina Frosten’s husband by 18 women.
This scandal painted the 233-year-old Academy in bad light.
Anger and agony has engulfed a small city in Pakistan after 900 children were diagnosed with HIV.
Allegations have emerged linking the incident to a paediatrician who has been reusing old syringes.
Muzaffar Ghanghro, the paediatrician has since been charged with negligence, manslaughter and causing harm due to the outbreak in the small city of Ratodero in April.
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The paediatrician who was charging 16p per visit for Ratodero’s poorest parents worked as a GP at a government hospital.
Up to now, 1, 100 people have tested positive for the HIV but health officials fear the number could be higher since only a quarter of the entire city’s population has been tested.
FEVER THAT RESISTED TREATMENT
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The outbreak came to light when residents of Ratodero developed fevers that were resistant to treatment.
This caused frenzied panic as they rushed to get tested.
This is when the health officials revealed that many of the children who were infected had sought medication from the same paediatrician.
A local journalist, Gulbahar Shaikh also got his children tested since they had visited the suspect and was horrified to discover that his two-year-old daughter had contracted the virus.
Another resident Jalbani Imtiaz also confessed that four out of his six children who had been treated by Mr Ghangro had HIV/ AIDS.
His 14-months-old toddler and three-year-old girl have already died.
According to the New York Times, Mr Jalbani alleges that he saw the Paediatrician rummage through rubbish for a syringe to inject his six-year-old son who also tested positive.
When he confronted the paediatrician, he claimed that he was doing so because he could not afford to buy one.
INNOCENT
The paediatrician insisted that he is innocent and never reused syringes.
Health officials have said that he might not be the only suspect since there is overwhelming evidence of many doctors reusing syringes.
Dr. Jeliah Akombe Launches the Kenyan Nurses Association Of America (KNAA). Check out her Biography and Profile.
Dr. Jeliah Akombe, a distinguished healthcare professional, holding dual certifications as a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner successfully launched the Kenyan Nurses Association of America, KNAA in the year 2022!
In collaboration with the other key stakeholders, she successfully held a nurses gala for all the members on Saturday, December 2, 2023. Dr. Jeliah Akombe is a sassy, audacious, diligent and passionate medic, whose ingenious ideas have had a significant impact on the medical field. Besides, she is a philanthropist who would not dither when it comes to lending a helping hand. Her intuitive, amiable and charming nature makes her stand out from the rest, propelling her to the greatest heights that anyone could yearn for.
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About Dr. Jeliah Akombe (Nyakerario)
Born and bred in Kenya, Dr. Jeliah Akombe alias Nyakerario Akombe relocated to the United States of America in pursuit of academic excellence decades ago. She is a famous digital creator with over 5.9K followers on Facebook. She has been on the limelight owing to her best practices and unrivalled professionalism.
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Dr. Akombe rose to fame when she took it upon herself and called out to the North Carolina nurses and well wishers to hold a prayer vigil in honor of June Onkundi, PMHNP, a Kenyan nurse who went to work on October 18, 2023 only for her to meet her untimely demise, becoming a statistic of work place violence (WPV).
“Our North Carolina nurses, healthcare workers and well wishers, let’s support this cause. June was a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who was murdered by her patient while serving him. Let’s keep her legacy alive!” wrote Dr. Akombe on her Facebook page.
Dr. Jeliah Akombe’s fame was further crowned by the official launch of the Kenyan Nurses Association of America, KNAA in the year where she serves as the Chief Executive Officer, CEO.
Dr. Jeliah Akombe holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from New Jersey City University (NJCU), Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in family nurse practice from Walden University, a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Stamford University in Alabama and a Post Doctorate degree as a Psychiatric Mental Nurse Practitioner from the University of Massachusetts. She is also a proud alumnae of Nyabururu Girls High School.
About KNAA
The Kenyan Nurses Association of America (KNAA) is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 non-profit organization, founded by Nurses of Kenyan heritage in the USA. The association is dedicated to promoting professional and educational activities designed to encourage, support, and enhance the professional practice of Advanced Practice Nurses, Registered Nurses, and Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. The association is also dedicated to improving the quality of nursing care for the public.
KNAA- Philosophy
Creating Something Better
At the Kenyan Nurses Association of America (KNAA), we take pride in being problem solvers who are not afraid to take risks. We believe that with boldness, creativity and heart, there is nothing we can’t accomplish. But above all, our strength lies in teamwork. Each and every one of us has the capability to contribute no matter their experience or background. With this strength behind us, just imagine what we can achieve together.
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Amputee football players from Cameroon are likely to miss out on its very first international debut match due to insufficient funds.
The amputee tournament is set to take place on September 30th to October 14th in Angola.
Kenya to take part in the National Amputee Football Tournament in Angola.
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The Cameroon National Amputee players are a worried lot right now following the fact that they might miss out their very first international tournament over lack of funds.
According to one of the organizers, who is an amputee player and the founder of a Non- Governmental Organization “Think Big” the team has excelled following ardent support from the SEEPD program.
The Cameroonian players have since launched an appeal for financial aid from well-wishers and organizations to bail them out of this quagmire and help them pursue their dreams and achieve their goals.
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They play for both the National Amputee Football Team and the World Amputee Football Federation.
CANAF, the fifth Cup of African Nations for Amputee Football will involve teams from the following nations: Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Liberia, Togo, Cameroon and the hosts, Angola.
AMPUTEE TEAM
Unlike a normal non-amputee team which comprises of eleven players, an amputee team is made up of seven players.
Seven amputee players compete on either side that is a goalkeeper and six other players.
NUMEROUS CHALLENGES
The Amputee Football Team for Cameroon was formed last year in March.
It is, therefore, a young team that needs back up and international participation if it has to get command the attention of the World Football Federation.
It, however, has no money to fund its flights to Angola and is thus likely to miss out a great opportunity to represent the country.
Besides, the team has no stadium or equipment. It has got only three balls.
For the team, making it to the international scene is a big deal that they will always brag about.
It is more than just a mere game for it means exercising the rights of people with disabilities.
The United Nations (UN) has promoted their rights through its sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the “leave no one behind” agenda.
The United Nations aims to ensure that people with challenges are not discriminated against.
Last year, Angola scooped the 2018 Amputee World Cup which took place in Mexico.
LEFT BEHIND
Despite the concerted efforts made by the players, many African countries struggle to fund amputee teams.
Nigeria’s team, for instance, was obliged to engage in crowdfunding last year to take part in the world cup.
The team had been shut out of the event for three years-in 2010, 2012 and 2014.
Amid all these glaring challenges, the team is still optimistic since it is still going on with its training.
While most Kenyans are busy complaining and pointing fingers at their leaders for dysfunctional governments at both county and national levels, a group of thirty women are busy packing their stuff. Their destination is Kenya- Nairobi City.
Spotting a white t-shirt emblazoned with the Kenyan flag, Kea Tiffani Simmons who is among the group said she longs to settle in Kenya.
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According to her, there cannot be a better replacement for Kenya. Even though she has lived in one of the most developed cities in the US, Nairobi is three times better than the city of North Carolina.
Ms Simmons has even selected a local name, Wakesho Akinyi.
A SEARCH FOR IDENTITY
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Ms Simmons is the leader of a group of thirty Afro-American women who are on a five-day safari aimed at unravelling their African roots.
The visitors hail from the UK, Florida, Missouri, Virginia, Los Angeles, Vegas-Nevada, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi and Carolina. They jetted into Kenya a few days ago.
RACISM
The women were open enough to reveal the reason behind their resolution.
They said they are tired of being labelled Blacks in America.
The women have been forced to live in constant fear for their lives because of their black skin. It is as if Black lives do not matter since they always fear of being shot.
Ms Simmons also added that they are tired of being called Americans. She is the founder of World Views Organisation and has already acquired property in Juja.
NEW IDENTITY
Ms Simmons says she can’t wait to relocate to Kenya. She has even taken on a new name Akinyi which means born in the morning.
Her new name is symbolic of how good it feels to wake up in the morning and feel you are no longer discriminated against due to your race.
The mother of one is already working on her residency papers and if all goes well she plans to apply for Kenyan citizenship.
KENYAN MAGIC
Ms Simmons says she is greatly enchanted by the warmth and friendly nature of Kenyans, not forgetting the varied cultures that blend with western values.
She seems enthralled by the Maasai culture. She referred to the Maasai as the last Samurai.
The 30 women are planning to get new Kenyan names from Mijikenda elders before returning to the US.
They believe this is the closest link to their roots since it is the departure point of ships laden with African slaves more than three years ago.
Africa has always been described as one of the most resource-laden continents in the world. From its vast natural resources to the immense youthful population that offers the much needed human resource for growth. It is no wonder that the white colonialists partitioned and scrambled for the continent. Even when the natives rose up in arms and resisted the imperialism and the exploitation, many colonial masters could not live with the idea that they could leave such a rich continent. This explains the reasons why the whites couldn’t leave South Africa for such a long time. It is a historical fact that South Africa gained independence very late(1994) compared to other African countries because of her vast resources, more so the gold of Joburg and the diamonds.
Despite the fact that the word is dominantly patriarchal more specifically in Africa, some women have risen above all these odds to take their rightful positions at the table. They have become true trailblazers to the womenfolk across the globe by distinguishing themselves as ingenious entrepreneurs in the continent. They have rightfully exploited the vast African resources to their advantage creating great wealth and riches much to the help of their immediate societies and the world over. Some of these great women entrepreneurs are:
.Folorunsho Alakija- Nigeria
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She is one of the richest women in Africa with a net worth of $1.5 Billion.
She is the owner of the much known Rose of the Sharon group Company
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She was born in Nigeria , in Lagos State.
She is also a family lady with four children to her name.
In essence she is the executive director of the company- The Rose of Sharon group.
It worth noting that she started out quite humbly as a secretary of a firm by the name Sijuade Entreprises in Nigeria.she also worked for the First National bank of Chicago.
She quite and was brave enough to venture into entrepreneurship starting her own tailoring business-Supreme Stitches.
Isabel dos Santos-Angola
She has a net worth of $2.8 Billion to her name
Her company brand name is Zon Multimedia group.
She was born in Luanda in Angola to Angola’s president so it is correct to say that she was born in royalty.
She received her education from Kings College in London. This quality education perhaps catapulted her to a level where she was able to run her enterprises to great success.
She is the first woman in Africa to attain the billionaire status.
Ngina Kenyatta-Kenya
She has a net worth of $1 Billion
Her company brand name is CBA
Her business interests range from farming to manufacturing and even banking.
She was born in 1933 in Ngenda, central Kenya.
With her business acumen she has transformed the business ventures to a great empire with holdings in most well to do companies in and outside her country.
Naija Bola Shagaya-Nigeria
She is one of the richest women in Africa with a net worth of $630 million.
Her company goes by the brand-Bolmus Group International
She is not only a great entrepreneur but also a renowned fashionista.
Her business ventures have great fortunes in the real estate sector
She got her education from Armstrong College in the United States of America.
She has been an auditor before and she has sat in many board memberships.
She currently sits in board membership of Unity bank.
Wendy Appelbaum-South Africa
Her company Liberty investors, where she serves as the executive director is worth $259 million.
Her business has vast interests in wine farming and processing.
She is also a great philanthropist who has set up breast examination clinics for the local farmers in a bid to mitigate the far-reaching effects of cancer by encouraging and enabling early testing/screening
She is known for her media interviews where she has been captioned saying clearly that her riches do not define her.
Tiwa savage- Nigeria
She is a famous Nigerian pop star born in Ikeja Nigeria.
She is a talented musician who has accumulated a net worth of $500 million.
She exhibited her love and passion for music quite early in life. She did play the trombone while in high school as one of the band members.
She shone to the limelight in 2006 after signing a recording deal with Sony and later with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label.
She has had numerous collaborations with great African and American acts.
She believes in charity and she has been focusing on African Youth development.
Wendy Ackerman –South Africa
She is the executive director of Pick n Pay holdings limited.
A company that has a net worth of $190.2 million.
She is an elite educated in the prestigious universities of cape town and UNISA.
She had quite a great heart for she did teach at Soweto for a while before joining her husband who had just both the company-Pick N Pay. She operated a human resource manager and later became the Company’s director in 1981. Since then she has made the company to sore to greater heights of success.
She has a great heart especially for the underprivileged in society. She has charities that focus on offering education trust funds to this group of people from her community.
Irene Charnley-south Africa
She is the executive director of Smile Telecoms that is worth $150 million. She is one of the richest African woman entrepreneurs.
She has a background in labor unions where she did excel in representing and ensuring the well being of the common worker. For quite a while she was at the helm of the National Union of Mineworkers.her wealth of experience here enabled her to run the MTN-a telecommunications company as the director.MTN Group is one of the largest telecommunications companies in Africa. She currently holds the position of the CEO in the company that has interests in the Congo, Nigeria, Uganda among other several African countries.
Bridget Radebe- South African
She owns the great Mmakau Mining holdings that have a net worth of $ 100 million.
The company has interests in mining. It provides logistics in producing gold, chrome and platinum among other precious stones.
Among her other duties she is the president of South African Programme-SAMDA, which oversees mining contracts with companies to ensure mutual benefit for both the foreign multinationals and the locals.
Sharon Wapnick-South Africa
She runs the Octodec investments company that has a net worth of $ 43.1 million.
She did inherit much of this company from her extremely wealthy father but she has been able to keep the business up and running to greater success. The Octodec investments and the premium properties are both ventures that deal with offering financial solutions.
She features as one of the top ten richest women in entire South Africa. Her companies have shares in top leading businesses like the Pick n Pay limited, Netcare –a health care enterprise, among others.
She is a Witwatersrand graduate for both her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. This perhaps explains her ability to run the business ventures successfully.
This is Why Coronavirus is Wreaking More Havoc Among the Black -American Communities
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BBC has revealed disturbing news in the wake of the Coronavirus in the US. This follows the release of statistics from Chicago health officials. It is coming out that the blacks living in Chicago account for half of the entire Covid 19 cases in the city and more than 70% of deaths, despite constituting 30% of the population.
It is disturbing also that other cities with huge black populations like New Orleans, Milwaukee, Detroit and Newyork have become the new Covid 19 hotspots.
The records further reveal that a total of 370,000 Americans are infected with this virus while about 11,000 people have succumbed to the virus.
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This is against a backdrop of 75,000 deaths and 1.3 Million infections cases globally.
Why is it that the virus is devastating to more blacks compared to others? Could it be linked to their living conditions? Is it not disturbing that blacks account for 41% of Covid-19 fatalities, despite making up to 14% of the population in Illinois?
It is on record also that the black city residents had a lower life expectancy compared to their white counterparts. According to the Chicago public health commissioner, Dr. Allison Arwady, the blacks already lived on average about 8.8 years less than the white population.
Nationally, data has revealed that vulnerability to the infection may vary from one neighborhood to another. A case in point is the data of the infections and deaths from Michigan. Black Americans make up 14% of the entire population, however, they account for 33% of the covid 19 cases and 41% of deaths, according to the state health department.
Another case in point is data from Detroit and Michigan. It reveals that 80% of the confirmed Covid19 cases are blacks who constitute about 80% of the population here.
According to mayor Lightfoot, respiratory diseases, heart conditions and diabetes were very common among the blacks living in this city. This was associated with food and lack of exercise due to lack of walkable streets by Dr, Awards.
Dr, Cameron Webb, a black American physician is on record telling the BBC that the racial and economic disparities were being pronounced by the pandemic. He said that “ it exposes our society’s fault lines”
A ventilator machine-crucial in saving lives of the Covid19 critically ill
The Covid 19 disease caused by the Coronavirus has hit the world by storm. What started in Wuhan China as a normal Respiratory disease has spread throughout the world causing fear, panic and lots of deaths. This spread has brought the world to a standstill! In the wake of this highly infectious disease so many terms have become very common as the world health experts and governments try to mitigate this scourge. One of the most mentioned equipment in trying to alleviate the effects of the pandemic is the ventilator.
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What is a ventilator?
In very simple terms a ventilator is a machine that takes over a human’s breathing process when a disease cripples the lungs making them not function as designed. Therefore, the ventilator assumes the role of the lungs thus giving the body time to battle off the infection and recover.
How do ventilators work?
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Why are ventilators key in the fight against coronavirus?
As much as some 80% of people with the virus (Corona) recover without needing medical-hospital- treatment, one out of every six patients becomes critically ill developing difficulties in breathing( According to WHO)
In such severe cases, the lungs get damaged by the virus prompting the body’s immune system to expand the blood vessels, increasing the entry of the immune cells. This poses a great danger of the fluid getting into the lungs making the patient’s breathing difficult. When the breathing is hampered, oxygen levels drop. This is when the ventilator comes in handy to push air with high oxygen concentration into the lungs. To ensure that the air getting pushed into the patient’s lungs is of the same body temperature as that of the patient’s, the ventilator has a humidifier that heats and moisturizes the medical air. So in essence, the ventilator regulates the breathing of the patients until they recover.
Availability and cost of ventilators.
Unfortunately, these ventilators are not readily available in the wake of this virus. For instance, according to Aljazeera.com, in the United States, which has tested and confirmed the most cases in the globe, the Society of Critical Care Medicine has projected that 960,000 Coronavirus patients may be put on ventilators as they go through the treatment process. However, the US has approximately 200,000 ventilators some of which are old fashioned and thus may not be so helpful to the critically ill. The situation may be worse in nations with weak health care systems. A case in point is an African nation- Mali- that has only 56 machines against a population of 19 million!
It becomes clear that one of the biggest bottlenecks facing the medical caregivers around the globe amid the Covid 19 pandemic is attempting to save lives that require critical care on a background of limited medical infrastructure. It is from this point of reference that the globe’s biggest manufacturer of ventilators, the Swiss-based Hamilton Medical AG, purposes to increase production numbers to 21,000 this year, up from 15,000 in 2019.
What does the future hold for the so-called developing countries if this covid19 continues to spread?
