Contemporary Healthcare Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa
Social, Economic, and Cultural Perspectives
Contemporary Healthcare Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa
Social, Economic, and Cultural Perspectives
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Contemporary Healthcare Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa: Social, Economic, and Cultural Perspectives discusses contemporary healthcare issues in Sub-Saharan Africa to identify deficiencies in the system and provide workable recommendations for strengthening healthcare delivery on the continent. Contributors address topical issues such as drug quality, malaria control, health insurance, geriatric care, and the environment-health nexus. The contributors also study intimate partner violence and maternal-child health, food safety, prevalence of childhood tuberculosis, and cardiovascular diseases. This book provides in-depth analyses of current issues in Sub-Saharan Africa that blend theory and practice. The diverse group of contributors includes experts in clinical medicine, pharmacy, economics, anthropology, public health, and the social sciences.
Table of Contents
Stephan Conermann
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: Contemporary Healthcare Isssues-Social, Economic, and Cultural Perspectives
Edward Nketiah-Amponsah and Oluwatoyin Odeku
Chapter 1: A Reflection on Contemporary Economic, Social and Cultural Healthcare issues in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Felix Ankomah Asante and Makafui Isaac Dzudzor
Chapter 2: Medicine Quality in West Africa: Impact of Trans-Border Trade
Oluwatoyin Adepeju Odeku and Christie Bose Ola
Chapter 3: Tackling Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Medicinal Plant Approach
Peculiar Feenna Onyekere, Nwafor Felix Ifeanyi, and Chioma Obianuju Peculiar-Onyekere
Chapter 4:Malaria Control in Ghana: Past, Present and Future Perspectives
Ama Pokuaa Fenny and Patricia Ohenewaa Akuffo-Henaku
Chapter 5: Intimate Partner Violence as a Silent Killer: Analyzing Domestic Violence as a Health Hazard in Uganda
Proscovia Namuli
Chapter 6: Caring for the Aged: Africa's Next Health Challenge
Emmanuel Ashiedu Codjoe
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Product details
| Published | May 03 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 262 |
| ISBN | 9781978791763 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Illustrations | 8 b/w illustrations; 12 tables; |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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