<i>Glocalization</i> of COVID-19 responses and management of the pandemic in Africa
Victor Chidubem Iwuoha, Ezinwanne Nneoma Ezeibe, Christian Ezeibe
Abstract
The study explores how glocalization of COVID-19 responses affects the management of the pandemic in Africa. Using data from 20 selected African countries, the study found that the reliance on local medicines alongside other salient global initiatives for containment of COVID-19 is effective in managing the pandemic in Africa. It concluded that despite the high vulnerabilities of African countries to COVID-19, the glocal approach has yielded positive outcomes by increasing the number of patients that recover from COVID-19 and scaling down the fatalities compared with the other regions.
Topics & Concepts
GlocalizationPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakDevelopment economicsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Political scienceSalientGeographyEconomic growthSocioeconomicsEconomic geographySociologyGlobalizationOutbreakEconomicsVirologyMedicinePathologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)LawCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesVaccine Coverage and HesitancyZoonotic diseases and public health