Case studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the responses from West African universities
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2022
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Reviews of COVID-19-related research in high-income countries show that the more a country is hit by the pandemic, the more effort it devotes to research. This report contributes to existing knowledge by providing case studies about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on two West African universities where COVID-19 has exacerbated the existing scarcity and inequality in resource distribution. More specifically, for most researchers at the Universite Felix Houphouet-Boigny (UFHB, Cote d’Ivoire) and the University of Cape Coast (UCC, Ghana), 58% and 61% respectively, COVID-19 has caused a decrease in research funding, which is derived largely from private sources.
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COVID-19, UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH NEEDS, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION, GHANA, COTE D'IVOIRE, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH OF SAHARA