How to build back better

In this period of Covid, increased public investments in health towards strengthening primary health care services are urgently needed.    The world is at a crossroads. Almost two years since SARS-CoV-2 was detected, some countries globally are returning to normal, or something very close. Many more countries – including in the WHO South-East Asia Region […]

In this period of Covid, increased public investments in health towards strengthening primary health care services are urgently needed.   

The world is at a crossroads. Almost two years since SARS-CoV-2 was detected, some countries globally are returning to normal, or something very close. Many more countries – including in the WHO South-East Asia Region – continue to aggressively respond, battling new and more transmissible variants. Social and economic disruptions continue.   

The COVID-19 crisis is not over – far from it. We have many more months ahead. Global vaccine inequities continue to be a challenge, causing avoidable disease and death, and risking the emergence of new variants. If you are eligible, get vaccinated. Whatever one’s vaccination status, continue to take precautions: Wear a mask, wash hands and watch distance. Avoid crowded places, close-contact settings, and confined and enclosed spaces. We must not let down our guard. The pandemic is real.  

Danladi Reuben Kasuwa

Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi State