South Africa’s context, together with the dire socio-economic factors that many South Africans live under, should be at the forefront as we navigate our way through the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic that has spread globally and that has been growing by day in our country.
Not only does our country have to contend with the quadruple burden of an HIV/AIDS epidemic, a high burden of TB; high maternal and child mortality rates; high levels of violence and injuries; and an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases, South Africa also has a weakened healthcare system that struggles to provide day-to-day health services.
