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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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More than 200 graduate
2009-12-07
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More than 200 students of the Faculty of Health Sciences received the fruit on their hard work the past few years at the summer graduation ceremony of the University of the Free State this week. Prof. Jonathan Jansen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor who acted as chancellor, said he hopes that students will not only take their degrees with them, but also the skills of leadership, the value of commitment and a culture of service. Here are, from the left: Drs Thulo Molefi and Alan Chanda.
Photo: Leatitia Pienaar |