Thoughts of persistent worry and fear are constant as we continue to fight what may seem to be one of the most common enemies to humanity, COVID-19. Earlier in the pandemic; lockdowns, curfews and other containment measures were adopted around the world in solidarity against the virus. Tiyamike Chirwa, a 26-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Malawi …
Between 2015 and July 2021, a total of 4,528 Nigeria-trained medical doctors relocated to Britain. This figure was released by The UK Medical Council recently but Nigerian medical practitioners also migrate to Saudi Arabia, the United States, Canada, Australia and the Caribbean islands. Can anyone fault these medical doctors for seeking greener pastures? In April, …
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Photo Credit: Sonika Agarwal via Unsplash ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. About Karishma Arora: My source of happiness is working for the vulnerable and underprivileged. I aspire to be a civil servant and contribute to public services. Some of my interests include creative writing, photography and debating.
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A 2020 publication from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has found that the willingness to be vaccinated in the United States hovers around 60%. Among the less educated and rural folks, the number is even smaller. Vaccine hesitancy is however not only a reality in the United States but in Commonwealth countries, …
COVID-19 has taught us many lessons, including that we shouldn’t value people based on the way they dress writes Metolo Foyet, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cotonou, Benin. She argues that those who are smartly attired for work are treated like their jobs are more important than low-status workers. COVID-19 has however taught us that every job …
Social media is increasingly being flooded with images of the first son of Uganda’s 76-year-old president and slogans like “Muhoozi Project” are being used to apparently gather support from the public for President Museveni’s son. Meanwhile, regime bloggers, loyalists, and die-hard supporters of Musevenism have started calling for General Muhoozi’s candidacy. What both father and …
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