Expert spokesperson calls for ramped up global effort to supply PPE and rapid detection kits to avert explosion of coronavirus-related deaths
Many experts, including Bill Gates, are predicting that developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa will be the worst affected by the coronavirus epidemic. The World Economic Forum has highlighted that the loss of one doctor in Africa affects more than 10,000 people. In countries where poverty, malnutrition and poor general health are rife, healthcare systems are overburdened, and social distancing will be difficult to implement, a major catastrophe is on the horizon.
Arun Prabhu, co-founder of Landcent, a health innovation company that is delivering PPE and testing kits internationally, is calling for Western countries to urgently ramp up their response to the spread of Covid-19 on the African continent and reorient supply chains to ensure that critical PPE supplies and rapid testing kits are made available in the required quantities on the frontlines.
Arun Prabhu is raising the alarm that a globally coordinated response, as seen in the Ebola crisis, will be necessary to mitigate the looming catastrophe.
“The situation in Sub-Saharan Africa is a ticking time bomb. For healthcare systems that are already overburdened, the loss of even one doctor or nurse in many African countries would have enormous ramifications. Just as with the Ebola crisis, we cannot leave African countries to fend for themselves at this critical moment.
“While developed nations are battling the virus at home, they must also rally together to coordinate a global response to this epidemic that ensures that African countries also receive the urgently needed supplies to tackle it. Supplies are available, but we must act now to reorient supply chains and divert some of this to Africa. If we fail to do so, we are going to see an explosion of the death rate that we have seen until now.”
Landcent can confirm that supplies are available, with their manufacturing partners having already supplied over 450,000 COVID-19 test kits (with another 4.5 million in production) and 7 million 3 Ply surgical masks (with another 14 million in production) worldwide to countries including South Korea, United States, Sweden, Netherlands, Singapore, and Germany.
Landcent has been in discussion with representatives in Liberia, Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe to discuss supplies, however, they have found that a major roadblock for authorities in these countries is that global supply chains are mainly geared towards serving European and the US-based customers as the current epicenter of the disease.
Landcent develops next-generation malaria prevention technologies and is based in the Netherlands and China. In response to the current pandemic, Landcent is sourcing European CE and US FDA approved PPEs, including coveralls and masks, and rapid diagnostic kits, which are urgently needed on the frontlines.
This is a good thing too heed, but Bill and Melinda Gates, just like Masoons are not friends of anyone black; let alone Africa. You should all be aware of this. That ***** wants Africa depopulated.
Welll we have F.ools like KZ who were laughing at Europe…. ati we only have a few cases in Zambia
Italy will look like a walk in the park….
This is a virus which will expose how presidents fly in Gulfstreams in a country which needs donations to buy masks…
When people a calling for a,lockdown ati …. we know what we are doing with our humble leader. Lets see how that thug called a minister will now chase police every corner… zou will die like bakoswe
Why are they so obsessed with predicting a catastrophe for the African continent? Their pride is showing – they think Africa cannot make it without them. If they were genuinely concerned about us, why don’t they seek to empower us economically? Otherwise, making donations will leave us coming back for more. Even a word of encouragement and ideas of how to deal with the crisis is better than all this negative-centered reporting.
Ichintinya.
@Nzelu. Do you really believe that? Really? Gates has used his wealth for years in public health, including help on malaria and other diseases. Now his Foundatino is funding many potential C19 vaccines. You think it’s a conspiracy?? Please be serious. There are too many rumors flying about, spreading faster than the virus. Don’t be a part of the problem.
You may despise Bill and Melinda Gates for stating the truth about what gonna happen to Africa on the spread of this pandemic. Let’s talk about the health infrastructure in our country, if worse comes to worse how are we prepared to tackle this pandemic? Do we have enough ventilators to supply oxygen to patients in ICU? How many doctors do we have with expertise in such field? Before we criticise Bill Gates let’s also appreciate his contribution to our community in the health systems in the whole world, he is the second donor to WHO after USA and now USA has halted the payments it means he the largest donor.
Foundations such as that of Bill and Melinda Gates are tax exempt institutions that are required by Law to pay out 5% of their profits to charity in order to maintain tax exemption status. Thus, they make more money in a ‘Foundation’; that is why the rich create them. It is a business! And poverty is the best mature for it to thrive.
Not in my province. Twakana covid mu Lusaka. We are in the ground enfalsing presidential orders. The law within myself as a good citeezen is driving force to all the hard and taff work. A war against covid. Please read message from my team:
We have observed with a sense of joy the higher compliance levels in the wearing of masks in public places as we fight Covid19 pandemic.
Yesterday, we inspected inbound and outbound traffic at Katuba Toll Plaza to check whether travelers are masking up. It was pleasing that a good number of passengers were donning the masks and those that did not have were provided freely. It was also encouraging that even the Bus Crews are demanding that no one enters their buses without a mask.
I believe that our collective efforts will defeat Covid-19…
Spain and Italy’s health crisis will look like jokes when this Covid 19 finally reaches maturation in Africa. The poor health systems and the crowded slums will be Covid 19 friendly.
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Voice of reason, thanks for also educating our blinded African family members. Also everyone their donations to PPH is to slow population growth of nations that are now dwarfing Europeans. Open your eyes, pray and seek God’s wisdom.
you see chilosha take it easy this time nothing like going pa south for specialty treatment.ask mushimba hes now left handed.
Covid 19 is not a joke i plead with our gorvenment to protect and provide the PPE to the healthy workers we are in a war once Doctors are exposed and attacked by this covid 19 then we lose the fight automatically.
Covid 19 is not a joke i plead with our government to protect and provide the PPE to the healthy workers we are in a war once Doctors are exposed and attacked by this covid 19 then we lose the fight automatically.
More and more Nurses attending to coronavirus patients in Zambia are getting infected, the now want to go on strike amid the pandemic!!
More and more Nurses attending to coronavirus patients in Zambia are getting infected, they now want to go on strike amid the pandemic!!
Like I’ve said it before I will say it again and again. ”I hope you have started digging the mass graves if you haven’t done it yet”
. Boman Lufyono this time you cannot dig out the coffins from the grave yards and resale them like you use to do in the past . The coffins from coronavirus deaths are contaminated!!
Two things that are happening now
1. Because we were saying there fewer cases in Africa than in western countries anything can be done in Africa.
2. Because you refused to the Vaccine anything can be in africa to accept it
So do not be surprised about those prediction and they will make sure they are fulfiled . So in this CASE we need the intervention our God Jehovah Psalm 91, Psalm 57 v1
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LOCKDOWN is it the best solution NO. It is the change of attitutde by people. Even under lockdown people will doing other funny things. In western countries one country has not done any lockdown. With billions across the world under lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic this country stands almost alone. In Sweden, daily life has been continuing largely as normal as authorities have taken a radically different approach to tackling the virus. Though gatherings of more than 50 were banne,d restaurants, bars and shops are still serving customers. And while high schools and universities have closed their doors, the country is one of the few places in western Europe where primary schools remain open. Sweden has recorded more than 4,400 coronavirus cases and 180 deaths. But the…
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On Tuesday, Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi confirmed that about 50 people believed to have escaped from quarantine at KMTC in Nairobi were being pursued. BAD ATTITUDES, LACK OF SELF RESPOSIBILITY WILL HELP THE VIRUS TO KILL PEOPLE IN AFRICA.
The problem with us we believe everythin said by the westeners, if it was kz,the insultin comments could have been 100plus. Lets learn to belive in ourselves
Fellow citizens, nanga iyi nkhani about politicians and their concubines selling ppe donated by Jack Ma? Surely are we really safe?