Sub-Sahara Africa and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reflecting on challenges and recovery opportunities

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dc.contributor.authorAgwanda, Billy
dc.contributor.authorDagba, Dagba
dc.contributor.authorOpoku, Prince
dc.contributor.authorAmankwa, Mark Opoku
dc.contributor.authorNyadera, Israel Nyaburi
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-29T08:54:19Z
dc.date.available2021-12-29T08:54:19Z
dc.date.issued2021en_US
dc.departmentFakülteler, İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractHow has Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) experienced the COVID-19 pandemic? This article seeks to examine the challenges faced by a region that was earlier expected to be the epicenter of the pandemic. The study identifies three critical stages that pose challenges for governments and development partners operating in SSA trying to avoid mass infections and the subsequent negative socioeconomic impacts of the pandemic. First, the article begins by examining the challenges experienced in restraining the spread of COVID-19 such as the lack of adequate resources and technology to effectively pursue contact tracing, the dilemma of implementing lockdowns, and the impact of fake news. Second, the article looks at the challenges arising from technical and capacity elements of testing, treatment, and the development and access to vaccines. Finally, the study examines the potential obstacles to a smooth post-COVID-19 recovery. The author argues that although some positive actions have been taken by governments in SSA during the pandemic, the challenges that are emerging as a result of the direct and indirect impacts of the disease cannot be overlooked. The authors therefore offer several recommendations that can guide policy responses against pandemics in the short and long-run.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0169796X211032567en_US
dc.identifier.endpage524en_US
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85116427425en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage502en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11467/5146
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0169796X211032567
dc.identifier.volume37en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000705645100001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSageen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Developing Societiesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.subjectPolicyen_US
dc.subjectPandemicen_US
dc.titleSub-Sahara Africa and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reflecting on challenges and recovery opportunitiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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