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08 April 2020
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Story Prof Francois Vreÿ, and Prof Hussein Solomon
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The international response to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a health security threat stimulated an international response that commenced with drastic, but localised actions in China, but responses rapidly manifested in more extreme measures in the rest of the world. Amidst international efforts imposing extraordinary national and international movement restrictions and a rush to find a medical cure, two questions arise. First, how does COVID-19 as a health security threat feature within the global security debate and second, how to explain the harsh responses that one observes.
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Prof Yvonne Botma was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Research.
2016-12-03
Prof Yvonne Botma was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Research Excellence in Nursing at the 27th FUNDISA International Nursing Research Conference in Cape Town. She was also recognised as an expert in Nursing Education and was rated as an NRF C2 researcher. Prof Botma is the first NRF-rated researcher in the history of the School of Nursing.