Today on News From The Frontline we are interrogating issues around the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on equitable access to vaccines. We explore the role of vaccines during a global pandemic and take a look at the global challenges around the manufacturing, procurement and distribution of vaccines, specifically in South Africa, and factors opposing achieving herd immunity. In this episode we speak to Professor Glenda Gray.

In the 8th episode of News From The Frontline, our podcast panel reflects on the support provided by Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity based at Tekano, to projects that aimed to tackle the social and economic inequalities that were brought to the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Through their fellowship and support programme, Tekano seeks to inspire and sustain the changes South Africa needs, to bridge the enormous gap between rich and poor.

In this episode we hear from Lebogang Ramafoko, the Chief Executive of Tekano Atlantic Fellowship Health Equity South Africa, as well as Crystal Dicks the Programmes Director, and Munya Saruchera the Programmes Officer as they speak about Tekano's Covid-19 relief efforts.

Hosted by Busisiwe Gumede.

Brought to you by Tekano and produced by Volume.

Today on News From The Frontline we are interrogating issues around Covid-19 national lockdowns and the impact that they have had on children and education.

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the closure of schools on 18 March until further notice as part of the country's fight against the spread of coronavirus. This led to to the interruption of the academic year but also stripped away school nutritional programmes, psycho-social support and healthcare for many children.

South African children were among the 776-million around the world that the UN reported were affected by school closures.

In this episode we speak to Firdoze Bulbulia, Faith Isiakpere, Justine Jowell and Kholofelo Mphahlele.

Presented by Busisiwe Gumede and Lebogang Ramafoko.

Brought to you by Tekano. Produced by Volume.

With the nation under lockdown to curb the spread of Coronavirus, the country has seen a surge in incidents of gender-based violence. President Ramaphosa declared gender-based violence the ‘second pandemic’.

SAPS recorded 2300 gender-based violence complaints in the first week of the lockdown alone. And in the first three weeks of lockdown, more than 120 000 survivors phoned the national hotline for abused women and children. That is double the usual volume of calls for a 3-week timeframe.

In this episode we look at how people are working to fight domestic violence across Africa.

This podcast is presented by Lebogang Ramafoko & Busisiwe Gumede.
It is brought to you by Tekano and produced by Volume.

Today we are interrogating the issue of access to water and COVID-19.

In South Africa the right to water is enshrined in the Constitution - with everyone being given the right to approximately 25 litres per person per day. However, more than 5.3 million households and 21 million people in South Africa don’t have clean water.

In this episode we also look at how the burden of collecting water falls mostly on women.

Brought to you by Tekano.
Presented by Lebogang Ramafoko & Busisiwe Gumede.
Produced by Volume.