Uziqala nini kabusha izindiza eziya eNingizimu Afrika? Ingxoxo Entsha Ngenhla Kwezokuvakasha Isanda Kuqalwa

UNdunankulu waseBrithani uncome ukulandelana kofuzo okusheshayo kweNingizimu Afrika kanye nobuholi ekwabelaneni ngokusobala idatha yesayensi. 

Abaholi baphinde baqinisekisa ubudlelwano obuseduze phakathi kwezizwe zethu, okuboniswe ekubambisaneni kweJust Energy Transition okuvunyelwene nge-COP26, futhi bavuma ukuhlala besondelene njengoba sibhekana nosongo oluqhubekayo lwalolu bhubhane lomhlaba wonke.

Ngokusho kwe-UN World Health Organization (WHO), ubufakazi bokuqala buphinde buphakamise ubungozi obukhulayo bokutheleleka kabusha ngalokhu okuhlukile kokukhathazeka, uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinhlobo, njengeDelta. 

Njengamanje, isibalo samacala sibonakala sikhula cishe kuzo zonke izifundazwe zaseNingizimu Afrika. I-WHO ichaza ukuthi okuhlukile kutholwe ngamanani asheshayo kunasekuveleni kwangaphambilini kokutheleleka, iphakamisa ukuthi "kungaba nethuba lokukhula". 

Ochwepheshe bacele amazwe ukuthi athuthukise ukubhekwa kanye nemizamo yokulandelanisa i-genome ukuze aqonde kangcono okuhlukile. 

Kukhona nenani lezifundo eziqhubekayo futhi iqembu labaluleki bezobuchwepheshe bale sikhungo, elaziwa ngesifushaniso esithi TAG-VE, lizoqhubeka nokuhlola lokhu okuhlukile. I-WHO izokwazisa ngemiphumela emisha emaZweni Angamalungu kanye nasemphakathini njengoba kudingeka. 

Ulwazi lusenomkhawulo 

NgoLwesithathu, umholi wezobuchwepheshe we-WHO we-COVID-19, uDkt. Maria Van Kerkhove, uthe imininingwane mayelana nokwahluka manje kwe-'Omicron' isalinganiselwe. 

“Kungaphansi kwe-100 ukulandelana kwe-genome okuphelele okutholakalayo, okwamanje akukho okuningi esikwaziyo ngalokhu. Esikwaziyo ukuthi lokhu okuhlukile kunenqwaba yokuguqulwa kwezakhi zofuzo, futhi okukhathazayo ukuthi uma unezinguquko eziningi kangaka kungaba nomthelela endleleni leli gciwane eliziphatha ngayo”, esho ngesikhathi se-Q&A kuTwitter. 

UDkt. Van Kerkhove wachaza ukuthi abacwaningi okwamanje bazama ukunquma ukuthi zikuphi ukuguqulwa kwezakhi zofuzo nokuthi zingasho ukuthini ekuxilongeni, ekwelapheni, nasekugomeni. 

“Kuzothatha amasonto ambalwa ukuthi siqonde ukuthi lolu hlobo lunomthelela muni, muningi umsebenzi owenziwayo”, wengeza. 

'Ungacwasi' 

Phambilini namuhla, inhlangano yezempilo ye-UN inxuse wonke amazwe ukuthi asebenzise indlela esekelwe ebungozini nengokwesayensi yokuvinjelwa kokuhamba okuxhumene nokwehluka okusha okuhlonzwe eNingizimu Afrika naseBotswana. 

UMnu. Van Kerkhove ubonge abacwaningi bakula mazwe ngokuphumela obala ngokucobelela isikhungo sezempilo se-UN. 

“Wonke umuntu laphaya: ungawacwasi amazwe abelana ngokutholile ngokukhululekile”, unxuse, njengoba amazwe anjengeBrithani, iFrance kanye ne-Israel esethuthele ukukhansela izindiza eziqondile ezivela eNingizimu Afrika nasezizweni ezizungezile. 

Ngokusho kweziphathimandla zezempilo eNingizimu Afrika kuze kube manje, zingaphansi kwekhulu izehlakalo zohlobo olusha oluqinisekisiwe, ikakhulukazi entsheni enezinga eliphansi lokugoma ezweni. 

"Amazwe angenza okuningi kakade mayelana nokubhekwa nokulandelana nokusebenzisana namazwe athintekile noma emhlabeni jikelele nangokwesayensi ukulwa nalokhu okuhlukile futhi aqonde okwengeziwe ngakho ukuze sazi ukuthi kufanele senze kanjani ... ngakho-ke okwamanje ukusebenzisa izindlela zokuhamba bexwayiswa,” kusho okhulumela i-WHO uChristian Lindmeier etshela izintatheli eGeneva. 

Zivikele wena nabanye 

Izikhulu ze-WHO zikhumbuze izeluleko ezedlule: abantu bangenza lukhulu ukuzivikela ku-COVID, okuhlanganisa nokuqhubeka nokugqoka imaski nokugwema izixuku. 

“Wonke umuntu okhona kumele aqonde ukuthi uma leli gciwane liqhubeka lizungeza amathuba amaningi okuthi leli gciwane lishintshe, sizobona izinguquko eziningi,” kusho uDkt. Van Kerkhove. 

“Goma lapho ukwazi, qinisekisa ukuthi uthola yonke imithamo yakho futhi uqiniseke ukuthi uthatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa ukuchayeka kwakho futhi uzivikele ekudluliseleni lelo gciwane komunye umuntu”, wengeza.