Historical perspectives on the state of health and health systems in Africa. The modern era / Volume II, ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mario J. Azevedo.
• Authors: Azevedo, Mario Joaquim
• Contents: Preface; Contribution to€the€Literature on€History and€Health in€Africa; Organization; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: The State of€Health System(s) in€Africa: Challenges and€Opportunities; Health Systems Issues; Anglophone Africa: Health Care Systems in€Tanzania, Uganda, and€Kenya; Francophone Africa's Challenges: Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal, and€Rwanda; Lusophone Africa: Angola and€Mozambique; Hispanophone Africa: Equatorial Guinea; Poverty and€Health in€Africa; Universal Health Insurance and€Co-Payments in€Africa's Health Systems; IMF Structural Adjustment Programs and€Globalization. Hygiene and€Sanitation and€the€Health of€Africans in€Our CenturyConclusion; Note; References; Chapter 2: Africa's Health System(s) Performance on€the€Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); Africa's Millennium Development Goal Performance at a€Glance, 2013; Eradication of€Extreme Poverty and€Hunger; Africa's Medical Schools and€Their Curricula; Medical Schools; Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Chad; Central African Republic; Comoros; Congo; Democratic Republic of€Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Djibouti; Guinea; Egypt; Ethiopia; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana. Guinea-BissauKenya; Libya; Mali; Mauritania; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Senegal; Seychelles; Somalia; South Africa (Not All Listed); Sudan; South Sudan; Tanzania; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Ethics and€Medical Practice in€Africa; Classic Hippocratic Oath; Modern Hippocratic Oath; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Leadership and€Health in€Africa; Leadership Corruption in€the€Health Care System in€Africa; Medical Tourism; The Brain Drain: Africa's Health Loss; Environmental Concerns and€Resource Utilization in€Africa; Alcoholism and€Drug Use in€Africa. Eradicating the€Deadliest Diseases in€AfricaConclusion; Note; References; Chapter 4: Population in€Transition: North Africa's Health and€Health Care System(s); Algeria; Libya; Tunisia; Sudan; Somalia; Morocco; Djibouti; Egypt; Unique, The€Maghreb Health Systems Compared: Algeria, Morocco, and€Tunisia; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Health in€Africa and€the€Role of€International Organizations; The World Health Organization (WHO); The President's Emergency Plan for€ AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); The Global Fund to€Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and€Malaria (GFATM). The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)Joint United Nations Program on€HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS); Global Alliance for€Vaccines and€ Immunization (GAVI); United Nations Educational, Scientific, and€Cultural Organization (UNESCO); The World Bank or the€International Bank for€Reconstruction and€Development (IBRD) and€the€International Monetary Fund (IMF); Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders; Department for€International Development (DFID), United Kingdom; The Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative (AGI); The Clinton Foundation: Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI).
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 362.1096; History; Public health -- Africa; Social history; Public policy; Imperialism; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare; Public health; History -- Social History; Political Science -- Public Policy -- General; History -- General; Social & cultural history; Public administration; Colonialism & imperialism; Politics & government; History -- Africa -- General; African history; Africa; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319325644; 3319325647
• Related ISBNs: 9783319325637; 3319325639
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