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Africa: Continent's Medical Supplies Platform - a Model for the World?
‍[ISS] Central to Africa’s COVID-19 response, the life-saving intervention is significantly more agile and responsive than governments.
In March 2020, the world was in a mad scramble for N95 masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment (PPE). Leaders were in frantic negotiations with medical suppliers trying to cut last-minute deals at exorbitant prices.
By April 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) noted that the price of surgical masks had increased sixfold. In Africa, N95 masks cost well ov
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