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AFRIKA IS GOD’S
ReFlections of
an AFRIKAN
Samuel Phillips
It is a bastard that points at his father's house
with his left hand - An Afrikan Proverb
This basically means that when the reality of the very hospitals but why do we need a virus that
you undermine your father's and health systems that they we don't see to show us how
house, your community, your refused to put in place. This to take care of our home that
nation, your continent of Afri- has been the Afrikan health we see daily? We would have
ka, or you don't pay attention system narrative for years and averted the deaths we are see-
to how to strengthen it, or you this is how the African wealth ing now if we had put in place
disdain it, you are lost. Lots of has been wasted over the years quality medical facilities, got our
things to talk about concerning with little or no real benefits for health care systems working
this proverb, but let me just the masses. The truth however properly just as a normal soci-
narrow it down to what's hap- is this, we all are guilty some- ety should. Also, I think it's time
pening right now concerning the how in different capacities, for we really get back to our Afrikan
issue of Covid-19. For years, we love foreign fantasies at the indigenous health system that
our Afrikan politicians and gov- expense of strengthening our uses natural and organic mate-
ernments have refused to build Afrikan heritage, which is rich rials for wellness instead death
good hospitals, create health and full of life. We see foreign causing chemicals.
systems that work; acting like things as superior while we call However, I do hope after this
those who have no regard for ours inferior. We only seem to crisis, we all would have learnt
the Afrikan reality, not caring respond to the cries of the poor the truth about life, love, com-
much about the lives of the masses when it is a general passion, the beauty of being
people that they claim to serve, emergency that puts both the Afrikans, and put accurate
simply because they have the rich and the poor in danger. natural medicine systems in
money to travel in private jets to Case study Covid-19. Now you place or else we will just be like
get medical attention in foreign see the supposed big boys in those who point at their fathers’
lands. But now that Covid-19 Afrika donating money to their houses with their left hands.
showed up and their favorite communities and governments
medical destinations are on to fight Corona virus. It is a
shutdown, they have to live with good thing, don't get me wrong,
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