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The impact of COVID 19 on health and food security in Cameroon

By |2021-01-22T16:06:14+00:00June 1st, 2020|Categories: Education & Health Policy, Health, Publications|Tags: , , , , , |

Health and economic security are inextricably linked because the economic performance of every country is largely dependent on the health of its citizens.  This is considered as a means to attain human security. If we go by “the individual”, it will mean security of employment, income, and a given level of consumption. With the outbreak of COVID 19, people’s health is unsecured posing great risks to their income and consumption patterns due to job losses (UNDP, 2006).

La Participation Politique Des Jeunes À La Vie Publique Au Cameroun

By |2021-01-22T16:06:53+00:00June 1st, 2020|Categories: Governance & Democracy Initiative, Publications|Tags: , |

En Afrique, la politique est considérée comme la propriété exclusive des personnes d’un certain âge et qui jouissent d’une certaine expérience ; filles et garçons sont le plus souvent systématiquement marginalisés du fait de leur genre et jeunes âges.

Le Secteur Informel Camerounais à l’épreuve du Coronavirus

By |2021-02-26T12:14:04+00:00April 28th, 2020|Categories: covid19, Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , , , , |

Le ralentissement de l’activité économique (baisse des exportations et des importations) pourrait aussi conduire à des licenciements dans le secteur formel ou alors à la mise au chômage temporaire/partiel de certains staffs. Cette situation pourrait pousser les personnes concernées à migrer dans le secteur informel pour pallier au chômage et poursuivre des opportunités de revenus de subsistance.

Cloth Face Masks Should be Used in the Community, Not by Health Care Workers in Health Facilities

By |2021-02-26T12:12:42+00:00April 27th, 2020|Categories: covid19, Education & Health Policy, Health, Publications|Tags: , , , , |

The usefulness of cloth face masks to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses, however, has been subject to a lot of debate. The scientific community is torn between outright restriction of use because of a lack of evidence supporting protective ability and the ethical dilemma of appearing to prefer a ‘no face masks’ policy

COVID-19, Virtual Labor, and the Future of Work

By |2021-01-22T16:12:48+00:00April 27th, 2020|Categories: Economics Affairs, Publications|Tags: , , , , |

By Jonathan Westover and Maureen Andrade - Download the full article:(Pdf Version) Consider how the nature of work has shifted over the past 50 years. With increased globalization, rapid technological advancement, and a shift [...]

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