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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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Department of Paediatrics and Child Health recently received a donation
2005-09-20
The University of the Free State's (UFS) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health recently received a donation of R27 000 from Vodacom. The Department is involved in the care of babies and children who need special medical care. This includes children with cancer, heart diseases, neurological sickness and children who need intensive care such as premature babies.
From left: Mr Kennedy Khoza (Executive: Marketing and Sales, Vodacom); Prof André Venter (Head: Paediatrics and Child Health at the UFS); Mr Neville van Niekerk (Regional Head: Vodacom) and Dr Ivan van Rooyen (Head: UFS Marketing).