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08 April 2020 | Story Prof Francois Vreÿ, and Prof Hussein Solomon

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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Graduate awarded a prestigious scholarship
2008-08-19

A graduate of the Centre for Development Support at the University of the Free State, Ms Carol Mumba, has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to participate in the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program in the United States. She will be hosted by the University of Washington in Seattle, where she will focus on Human Resources and Public Policy Analysis. The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship provides a year of professional enrichment in the US for experienced professionals from designated countries. Ms Mumba, an employee of the Catholic Relief Services in Zambia, received her Masters in Development Studies in 2007.
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