The current wave of COVID-19 is having a devastating effect in Zimbabwe. Many have lost their loved ones already. Please take care and listen to experts. We will occasionally bring health experts on the platform to share information with our audience.
Tomorrow we welcome Dr Nikki Kay (@afromedwoman) on the platform. Dr Nikki Kay has been on the platform before. She will share with us information about how to keep safe during this pandemic, #COVID19 vaccinations, #Delta, and other SARS-CoV-2 variants
Dr Nikki Kay is a specialist Public Health physician based in Singapore. Her current work focuses on medicines regulations, pharmaceutical policy and access to medicines and patient and public engagement in health systems. She has a diverse range of health system experience..cont
....including roles in government health agencies, clinical practice, hospital administration and has worked as a frontline health professional during the COVID-19 pandemic. She was raised in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Dr Nikki Kay holds a BA in Anthropology and Chemistry from Macalester College, MD from Duke-NUS Medical School as well as an MSc in Global Public Health from the University of Oxford.

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