Epidemics and the Health of African Nations /
News footage of disease in Africa is a familiar sight. Yet these outbreaks are often presented out of context, with no reference to the conditions that have triggered them. MISTRA's new book, Epidemics and the Health of African Nations, aims to redress that. Researchers and practitioners from w...
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2019
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Table of Contents:
- Preface / by Joel Netshitenzhe
- section one. Epidemics and syndemics in Africa : disease in context. Introduction : epidemics and health systems in Africa / Zamanzima Mazibuko
- Syndemics, food security, health, and local environments : chronic undernutrition in Zimbabwe / Bill H. Kinsey
- section two. Contending with epidemics and health systems in Africa. Cholera in Africa in the 21st century : questions of justice and human rights / Sunanda Ray, Farai D. Madzimbamuto, and David Sanders
- Outbreaks and epidemics of malaria in SADC : cycles of frustration in preventive action / Kaka Mudambo
- Containing Ebola in Nigeria : an African success story / Nathaniel Umukoro
- section three. Contending with chronic conditions in African health systems. Non-communicable disease epidemics : approaches to prevention and control in sub-Saharan Africa / Pamela A. Juma, Kenneth Juma, and Gerald Yonga
- Care, context, and chronic illness : lessons from HIV-positive adolescents and their families in South Africa's Eastern Cape / Beth Vale
- Knowledge, power and the role of frontline health workers for South Africa's epidemic preparedness / Miriam Di Paola and Beth Vale
- section four. The future of health systems in Africa. The potential of technological innovation in health care in Africa : lessons from nanotechnology / Zamanzima Mazibuko and Steven Mufamadi
- From present African health care systems to the future : health financing in Ghana and Rwanda / Samuel Adu-Gyamfi
- Preparedness for epidemics in South Africa : The health system and proposals for national health insurance / Alex van den Heever
- Conclusion / Zamanzima Mazibuko.