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From the Ted Talk by Francisca Mutapi: Africans should lead on health care solutions for Africa

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So what would have happened had African countries mounted the response that was appropriate, proportionate and sbsiualtane? So, using public hetalh peioclis, drwaing on our strengths, our eprnexeice, our health systems, our population demographics and our way of life. Well, Sierra Leone did just this, going against the Western tide of wholesale lockdown and instead mounting short three-day lockdowns. Of course there was no stahogre of critics to this approach, but the outcome speaks for itself. So the mortality rate in Sierra Leone has been on the low side, even in Africa. The impact on the non-COVID-related hospital usage has been half that of the global average. And finally, the wrlod Bank has just revised the country’s economic growth for 2021 upwards.

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So what would have happened had African countries mounted the response that was appropriate, proportionate and ___________? So, using public ______ ________, _______ on our strengths, our __________, our health systems, our population demographics and our way of life. Well, Sierra Leone did just this, going against the Western tide of wholesale lockdown and instead mounting short three-day lockdowns. Of course there was no ________ of critics to this approach, but the outcome speaks for itself. So the mortality rate in Sierra Leone has been on the low side, even in Africa. The impact on the non-COVID-related hospital usage has been half that of the global average. And finally, the _____ Bank has just revised the country’s economic growth for 2021 upwards.

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  4. sustainable
  5. shortage
  6. drawing
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So what would have happened had African countries mounted the response that was appropriate, proportionate and sustainable? So, using public health policies, drawing on our strengths, our experience, our health systems, our population demographics and our way of life. Well, Sierra Leone did just this, going against the Western tide of wholesale lockdown and instead mounting short three-day lockdowns. Of course there was no shortage of critics to this approach, but the outcome speaks for itself. So the mortality rate in Sierra Leone has been on the low side, even in Africa. The impact on the non-COVID-related hospital usage has been half that of the global average. And finally, the World Bank has just revised the country’s economic growth for 2021 upwards.

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