LEADER 04288oam 22005054a 450 001 9910467578703321 005 20240509085513.0 010 $a0-6399956-1-6 035 $a(CKB)4100000009147714 035 $a(OCoLC)1114973078 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse78335 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5883250 035 $a(PPN)240176480 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88872925 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5883250 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009147714 100 $a20190924d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aEpidemics and the Health of African Nations /$fedited by Zamanzima Mazibuko 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aBaltimore, Maryland :$cProject Muse,$d2019 210 4$dİ2019 215 $a1 online resource (441 pages) 311 $a0-6399955-9-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface / 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. 330 $aNews 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 within the continent explore why Africa is so vulnerable to disease, and show how this vulnerability is closely linked to political and economic factors. They demonstrate how these same factors determine the way epidemics are treated. Authors extract lessons from case studies in different parts of Africa; challenge conventional frameworks about disease to argue for a 'syndemics' approach that takes into account the interrelationship between disease and political and socio-economic contexts; explore challenges of Africa's future. They argue that a well-functioning health system is at the core of a country's capacity to counter an epidemic. This volume brings African experts together to probe possible solutions to the continent's heavy burden of disease. The insights offered will be helpful in devising policy for the control of disease and the combatting of epidemics in Africa. 606 $aPublic health$zAfrica 606 $aEpidemics$zAfrica 607 $aAfrica$2fast 615 0$aPublic health 615 0$aEpidemics 676 $a614.4096 702 $aMazibuko-Makena$b Zamanzima 712 02$aMapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910467578703321 996 $aEpidemics and the Health of African Nations$92430960 997 $aUNINA