South Africa's Multiple Epidemics

Prognosis: Breakthrough

• Episode: South Africa's Multiple Epidemics
• Website: Prognosis: Breakthrough
• Feed URL: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BLM8995439705
• Duration: 00:13:52
• Published: 2020-08-28 21:42

The coronavirus has swept through South Africa. But the country was already carrying a heavy burden of chronic and infectious diseases. Its healthcare system is fragile. Johannesburg-based reporter Janice Kew explains what happened when the country went into a strict lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19 from overwhelming its medical facilities. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com