Global Health in Africa Historical Perspectives on Disease Control

Name: Global Health in Africa Historical Perspectives on Disease Control
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ISBN: 9780821420683

ISBN-10: 0821420682

ISBN-13: 9780821420683

Edition: 2013

Authors: Tamara Giles-Vernick, James L. A. Webb

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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, 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 contemporary interventions. Part II, “The Past in the Present,” contains essays exploring the historical…

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List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Publication date: 11/5/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English