Africa: TB Testing in 2020 Dropped Drastically Due to Covid-19: [The Global Fund] On World Tuberculosis Day, new data shows the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the fight against another deadly airborne disease: tuberculosis. Global Fund surveys in 13 countries with the highest TB burden in the world reveal that 29% fewer people were tested for TB compared to 2019. Worse, in those same countries, there were 45% fewer people tested for multidrug-resistant TB — one of the most frightening forms of antimicrobial resistance. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: People Living in Urban Settings Do a Lot of Walking – but Their Cities Aren’t Walkable: [The Conversation Africa] Walking remains the main mode of transport in many sub-Saharan African cities, especially among low-income residents in informal settlements. Yet, it is well acknowledged that walking conditions in African cities are precarious and unsafe. This is partly due to the prioritisation of local urban design for auto-mobility. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Factbox – World’s Water Woes Spring From Undervaluing Its ‘Blue Gold’: [Thomson Reuters Foundation] Many people neglect the value of water and the benefits it can bring, says World Water Development Report 2021 – AllAfrica News: Africa
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