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Result of years of colonialism
10 African Countries Have No Ventilators. That's Only Part of the Problem
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Clean running water and soap are in such short supply that only 15% of sub-Saharan Africans had access to basic hand-washing facilities in 2015, according to the United Nations. In Liberia, it is even worse — 97% of homes did not have clean water and soap in 2017, the U.N. says.

Churchgoers use hand sanitizer before entering the Assemblies of God Church in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, March 15, 2020. (Finbarr O'Reilly/The New York Times)
Ruth Maclean and Simon Marks
The New York Times
Result of years of colonialism

10 African Countries Have No Ventilators. That's Only Part of the Problem
10 African Countries Have No Ventilators. That's Only Part of the Problem.
DAKAR, Senegal -- South Sudan, a nation of 11 million, has more vice presidents (five) than ventilators (four). The Central African Republic has three ventilators for its 5 million people. In Liberia, which is similar in size, there are six working machines -- and one of them sits behind the...

Churchgoers use hand sanitizer before entering the Assemblies of God Church in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, March 15, 2020. (Finbarr O'Reilly/The New York Times)
Ruth Maclean and Simon Marks
The New York Times