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The knowledge gained from this region will be extended and applied globally, through a series of collaborations with practitioner and academic organisations in Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. </p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="slide"> <a href="https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/transformational-gift-set-to-redefine-global-development-research-for-the-21st-century-at-university-of-manchester/"> <span class="image-container"> <img class="lazynewsx lazy2" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAPT09AAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" width="360" height="215" data-original="https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1369/40575736-3588-42be-ac3d-b31046dfd851/500_gdiatuom.jpg?10000" data-src="https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1369/40575736-3588-42be-ac3d-b31046dfd851/500_gdiatuom.jpg?10000" alt="" /> <noscript><img src="https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1369/40575736-3588-42be-ac3d-b31046dfd851/500_gdiatuom.jpg?10000" width="360" height="215" alt="" /></noscript> </span> <div class="carouselContent"> <h3 class="largeTitle">Transformational gift set to redefine global development research for the 21st century at University of Manchester</h3> <p class="description">The Global Development Institute (GDI) at The University of Manchester has received a further transformational donation of £2 million from the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation.</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="slide"> <a href="https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/african-cities-research-consortium-starts-new-research-pilot-projects/"> <span class="image-container"> <img class="lazynewsx lazy2" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAPT09AAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" width="360" height="215" data-original="https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1369/8345b1e9-343b-4a3c-ba57-18cbe3917ffb/500_acrcprojects.jpg?10000" data-src="https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1369/8345b1e9-343b-4a3c-ba57-18cbe3917ffb/500_acrcprojects.jpg?10000" alt="" /> <noscript><img src="https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1369/8345b1e9-343b-4a3c-ba57-18cbe3917ffb/500_acrcprojects.jpg?10000" width="360" height="215" alt="" /></noscript> </span> <div class="carouselContent"> <h3 class="largeTitle">African Cities Research Consortium starts new research pilot projects</h3> <p class="description">The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) based at The University of Manchester is commencing pilot action research projects in four African cities: Nairobi, Kenya; Harare, Zimbabwe; Maiduguri, Nigeria and Mogadishu, Somalia.</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="slide"> <a href="https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/peace-in-sudan-depends-on-justice-for-the-darfur-genocide/"> <span class="image-container"> <img class="lazynewsx lazy2" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAPT09AAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" width="360" height="215" data-original="https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1369/2eb7f394-d1d6-40e7-a070-870698fc012c/500_darfur.jpg?10000" data-src="https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1369/2eb7f394-d1d6-40e7-a070-870698fc012c/500_darfur.jpg?10000" alt="" /> <noscript><img src="https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1369/2eb7f394-d1d6-40e7-a070-870698fc012c/500_darfur.jpg?10000" width="360" height="215" alt="" /></noscript> </span> <div class="carouselContent"> <h3 class="largeTitle">Peace in Sudan depends on justice for the Darfur genocide</h3> <p class="description">I asked the pilot to deviate from our approved flight path and go low over Darfur. 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Intimidation Silencing is a key example. Healthcare workers in China, Thailand, Turkey and Pakistan have faced intimidation or arrest for casting doubt on government policies or for suggesting that casualty numbers and infection rates have been minimised or obscured. In the UK and US staff also report being gagged for criticising the lack of proper personal protective equipment made available to them. This lack of transparency about the response and the difficult working conditions can be partially attributed to the politicisation of the COVID-19 response. In a contentious political environment, observers and authorities are more likely to interpret criticism in a partisan way. Authorities are judged by the success of their actions, often in comparison to other governments. Xenophobia, nationalism and competition for resources are byproducts of this politicisation. The need to demonstrate governmental competence is visible in the one-upmanship on victories over the virus and public spats and controversies. For example, Germany accused the US of “modern piracy”, after much needed face masks were diverted while in transit. The US denied any wrongdoing. Death threats and assaults There is public pressure too. Anthony Fauci, a key figure in the US national response and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has received death threats accusing him of contradicting the president and politicising the response. He now requires a personal security detail. The fact that healthcare workers and scientists around the world are discouraged from speaking freely directly hampers the effectiveness of the response on a local, national and international level. Healthcare and other key workers in New Zealand, Australia and the UK have all been subjected to deliberate coughing and spitting. This constitutes a deliberate weaponisation of COVID-19. People have also been physically assaulted and mugged due to their association with the COVID-19 response and assumed access to medicine and food. In the UK, spitting and other assaults on emergency workers were already happening regularly and were addressed in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act. With the COVID-19 lockdown, widespread uncertainty and economic repercussions have contributed to a rise in domestic violence. In one case in Italy, a man is alleged to have killed his partner, who was a medical student. He falsely accused her of exposing him to COVID-19. Medics have been experiencing stigma and ostracism and been verbally assaulted or evicted by fearful landlords in the UK, US, India, Myanmar and the Philippines. These incidents contribute to safety issues and economic hardship at a time of profound personal and professional pressure. In general, healthcare workers are subject to severe psychological stress, raising concerns about their mental wellbeing. One Italian nurse tragically took her own life – an act that colleagues attributed to the stresses of her work caring for COVID-19 patients. Recently, fact checkers had to rectify social media reports claiming that an Italian doctor had been charged with killing over 3,000 COVID-19 patients. Disinformation campaigns have resulted in a backlash against suspected patients. In Ukraine, residents attacked busses with evacuees from China after a hoax email falsely attributed to the Ministry of Health suggested some carried the virus. The virus highlights preexisting pressures and violence against healthcare workers. In many cases, it has aggravated them. Like the spread of the virus, COVID-19-related violence has proliferated around the globe, so far largely out of sight and unchecked. 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