webinar on covid

GIJN Webinar: Health and Accountability: Investigating Covid-related Purchases

During the last two years of the pandemic, government expenditure in the health sector has increased significantly. While the bulk vaccine purchases accounted for a large proportion of the total expenditure, buying sanitation equipment, creating makeshift isolation centers, the commissioning of oxygen plants and emergency services all saw huge increases in spending. 

Reporting on COVID-19 in Africa: A Collaborative Story Idea List

What is the best way into the COVID-19 story? Pick an angle. No matter what your beat is, the pandemic is seeping into almost every story. In response, the Kampala-based African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) created a running list of story ideas on COVID-19 which stretches across beats: from agriculture and food to the economy, education, religion, sports, and arts and entertainment.