Global Health in Africa by Tamara Giles–vernick PAPERBACK 9780821420683

Global Health in AfricaHistorical Perspectives on Disease Control\nAuthor(s): Tamara Giles-Vernick, James L. A. Webb Jr.\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Ohio University Press, United States\nImprint: Ohio University Press\nISBN-13: 9780821420683, 978-0821420683\nSynopsis\nGlobal 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 [url] 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 dimensions and unexamined assumpt.