Global Health in Africa : Historical Perspectives on Disease Control /

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Global Health in Africa is a first exploration of selected histories of global health initiatives in Africa. The collection addresses some of the most important interventions in disease control, including mass vaccination, large-scale treatment and/or prophylaxis campaigns, harm reduction efforts, a...

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Other Authors: Webb, James L. A., Jr., 1952- (Editor), Giles-Vernick, Tamara, 1962- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Gesundheitswesen
Medizinische Versorgung
Social conditions
Public health > International cooperation.
Public health.
Medical policy.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
social history.
public health.
Histoire sociale.
Cooperation internationale.
Politique sanitaire.
Sante publique.
Sante publique > Cooperation internationale > Congres.
Politique sanitaire > Afrique > Congres.
Sante publique > Afrique > Congres.
Social Conditions
International Cooperation
Health Policy
Public Health
Social history.
International cooperation.
Public health > International cooperation > Congresses.
Medical policy > Africa > Congresses.
Public health > Africa > Congresses.
Afrika
Africa.
Afrique.
Afrique > Conditions sociales > Congres.
Africa
Africa > Social conditions > Congresses.
Actes de congres.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Congress
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Global Health in Africa is a first exploration of selected histories of global health initiatives in Africa. The collection addresses some of the most important interventions in disease control, including mass vaccination, large-scale treatment and/or prophylaxis campaigns, harm reduction efforts, and nutritional and virological research. The chapters in this collection are organized in three sections that evaluate linkages between past, present, and emergent. Part I, "Looking Back," contains four chapters that analyze colonial-era interventions and reflect upon their implications for contempo
Item Description:"Global Health in Africa had its beginnings in 2008, at a one-day workshop at Princeton University"--Acknowledgements
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages).
ISBN:9780821444719

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