New Scientist interviewed Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, ICAP’s global director, for a May 11 article on the easing of COVID-19 lockdowns in some African countries:

Ultimately, lockdowns are tough for vulnerable people in both South Africa and Ghana, says El-Sadr, and governments must look to provide food packages and income support. “If this does not happen, many will suffer and it will compel people to break lockdown measures in order to survive,” she says.

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