Evaborhene Aghogho Nelson 

Evaborhene Aghogho Nelson is a physician from Nigeria, committed to increasing access to health information and services to indigent and marginalized communities in resource-low settings. He holds master of science in global health and development from the University College London. Currently, he is an Africa Leadership in Vaccinology Expertise Scholar (ALIVE) at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

A deserted beach with umbrellas made of natural materials is pictured during an extended lockdown aimed at stemming the spread of COVID-19 in April 2020 in Tunis, Tunisia.
Governance

The Urgent Need for an African Medicines Agency

by Evaborhene Aghogho Nelson 

Africa needs to continue strengthening and relying on its own health-care agencies

A masked-trader carriers two female-form mannequins as he closes his business ahead of the lockdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in Nairobi, Kenya.
Urbanization

The Africa We Want: Protecting Health and Livelihood

by Evaborhene Aghogho Nelson 

Deepening economic integration to boost intra-African trade requires an equal investment in public health structures

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