Evaborhene Aghogho Nelson 

Evaborhene Aghogho Nelson is a global health and development postgraduate fellow at University College London. Nelson is a global health orientated physician, committed to increasing access to health information and services to indigent and marginalized communities in resource-low settings.

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Volunteers wait for their names to be called before testing and taking part in a COVID-19 clinical trial at the Wits RHI Shandukani Research Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 27, 2020. Picture shows a waiting room full of people. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Trade

Vaccine Nationalism and Africa

by Evaborhene Aghogho Nelson 

African Union calls for a “People's Vaccine” as African Academy of sciences begins mapping local clinical trials sites

Public transport bus staff offers hand-sanitizer to a passenger who is about to board the bus on the first day of the easing of the lockdown measures during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos, Nigeria May 4, 2020. The photo shows a bus driver dispensing sanitizer to passengers as they board. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
Urbanization

Shifting Front Lines in West Africa

by Evaborhene Aghogho Nelson 

Leveraging community health promoters to protect vulnerable populations against COVID- 19 and other threats in Nigeria

Children are seen on a bike after Muslims in Nigeria perform Eid prayer following the global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nasarawa May 24, 2020. The photo shows four children crammed together on a bike. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Governance

Coronavirus in Nigeria: A Case for Community Engagement

by Evaborhene Aghogho Nelson 

Nigerians should have a sense of ownership in mitigation—how their daily sacrifices help to curb this deadly pandemic