Dearth of medical resources in Africa for COVID-19 reminiscent of early HIV/AIDS pandemic

(Georgetown University Medical Center) 'We have seen this before.' Global health scholars have issued a clarion call about the needless loss of life expected because of a foreseeable prospect of 'slow and inadequate access to supplies' to control COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa. They say what is unfolding now is similar to when lifesaving diagnostics and treatments came to the region long after they were available elsewhere.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news