Virus reminds us good health has to remain a global priority

A health worker checks the temperature of a traveller as part of the coronavirus screening procedure at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana on January 30, 2020. PHOTO | REUTERS

Statistics indicate Sub-Saharan Africa’s population is set to double by 2050 and already 60 per cent of the population is below the age of 25. This is a huge opportunity for our continent but it can also be a ticking bomb if we don’t invest and harness the power of this demography.

What better ways are there than to start investing in them from an early age.