Historical Perspectives on the State of Health and Health Systems in Africa, Volume I
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Historical Perspectives on the State of Health and Health Systems in Africa, Volume I

The Pre-Colonial and Colonial Eras

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Historical Perspectives on the State of Health and Health Systems in Africa, Volume I

The Pre-Colonial and Colonial Eras

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This book examines the historical and current state of health and the health of the African people, including the Arab North, impacted by such factors as geography and natural elements, cultural and colonial traditions, and competing biomedical and traditional systems. It also looks at technological advances, poverty and health disparities, utilization of resources, and international presence, as reflected by the work of the World Health Organization, and structural adjustments imposed by the IMF and the World Bank.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2017
ISBN
9783319324616
Topic
History
Subtopic
African History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Contents
  4. List of Tables
  5. Chapter 1: Public Health in Africa: Theoretical Framework
  6. Chapter 2: African Traditional Therapeutics: Disease Causation, Agency, and Efficacy
  7. Chapter 3: Medicine, Culture, and People’s Options
  8. Chapter 4: The Colonial Medical System(s) and the Health of Africans
  9. Chapter 5: British “Health Effort” in Colonial Africa
  10. Chapter 6: Health: The French and Their Colonial Empire
  11. Chapter 7: The Health of Africans: Portuguese, Belgian, Italian, Spanish, and German Rule
  12. Chapter 8: Colonial Rule: Missionaries and “Mercenaries” of Fortune and the Health of Africans
  13. Author’s Biographic Sketch
  14. Index