HIV/AIDS, illness, and African well-being

Author(s)

• Falola, Toyin
• Heaton, Matthew M.

Bibliographic Information

HIV/AIDS, illness, and African well-being

edited by Toyin Falola and Matthew M. Heaton

（Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora）

University of Rochester Press, 2007

• : hardcover

Note

"The chapters presented here were originally presented at a conference on African health and illness held at the University of Texas at Austin from March 25-27, 2005."--Acknowledgments

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

• The infectious continent : Africa, disease, and the western imagination / Sophie Wertheimer
• Waterborne diseases and urban water supply in Makurdi, Nigeria, 1927-60 / Akpen Philip
• Smallpox and social control in colonial Saint-Louis-du-Senegal, 1850-1916 / Kalala Ngalamulume
• Poor man's trouble, rich man's graveyard : a study of malaria and epidemiological sciences since the nineteenth century / Raphael Chijioke Njoku
• Perceptions of epilepsy in a traditional society : an Akan (Ghana) family's experience / Cecilia S. Obeng
• Disability in Nigeria / Gabriel B. Fosu ... [et al.]
• The microbial rebellion : trends and containment of antimicrobial resistance in Africa / Iruka N. Okeke
• Development and the epidemiologic transition in Sub-Saharan Africa / Kathryn H. Jacobsen and Melissa K. Van Dyke
• The economic burden of Buruli ulcer disease on households in rural Ghana / Frank N.F. Dadzie, Ellen A.S. Whitney, and Gerald M. Mumma
• Health issues in a mining community in South Africa / Freek Cronjé and Charity Chenga
• Globalization, health, and the hajj : the West African pilgrimage scheme, 1919-38 / Matthew M. Heaton
• Of savages and mass killing : HIV/AIDS, Africa, and the crisis of global health governance / Obijiofor Aginam
• Vicissitudes of AIDS policies in Burkina Faso from 1985 to 2001: a historical perspective / Yacouba Banhoro
• Factors associated with deliberate attempts to transmit HIV infection among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania / William N. Mkanta
• Development and alternative mitigation treatment opportunities of the HIV/AIDS epidemic / Richard Beilock and Kaley Creswell
• Confusion, anger, and denial : results of HIV/AIDS focus group discussions with urban adult Zimbabweans / Mandi Chikombero
• Three proposals for analyzing the economic growth effects of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa / Richard Beilock

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A comprehensive view of health issues currently plaguing Africa, with an emphasis on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. HIV/AIDS, Illness and African Well-Being highlights the specific health problems facing Africa today, most particularly the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, the book presents not only various healthcrises, but also the larger historical and contemporary contexts within which they must be understood and managed. Chapters offering analysis of specific illness case studies, and the effects of globalization and underdevelopmenton health, provide an overarching context in which HIV/AIDS and other health-related concerns can be understood. The contributions on the HIV/AIDS pandemic grapple with the complications of national and international policies, thesociological effects of the pandemic, and policy options for the future. HIV/AIDS, Illness and African Well-Being thus provides a comprehensive view of health issues currently plaguing the continent and the many differentways that scholars are interpreting the health outlook in Africa. Contributors: Obijiofor Aginam, Yacouba Banhoro, Richard Beilock, Charity Chenga, Mandi Chikombero, Kaley Creswell, Freek Cronje, Frank N. F. Dadzie, Gabriel B. Fosu, Stephen Obeng-Manu Gyimah, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, W. Bediako Lamouse-Smith, William N. Mkanta, Gerald M. Mumma, Kalala Ngalamulume, Raphael Chijioke Njoku, Cecilia S. Obeng, Iruka N. Okeke, Akpen Philip, Baffour K. Takyi, Melissa K. Van Dyke, Sophie Wertheimer, Ellen A. S. Whitney Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas atAustin. Matthew M. Heaton is a PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Austin.

Table of Contents

The Infectious Continent: Africa, Disease, and the Western Imagination - Sophie Wertheimer Waterborne Diseases and Urban Water Supply in Makurdi, Nigeria, 1927-60 - Akpen Philip Smallpox and Social Control in Colonial Saint-Louis-du-Senegal, 1850-1916 - Kalala Ngalamulume Poor Man's Trouble, Rich Man's Graveyard: A Study of Malaria and Epidemiological Sciences since the Nineteenth Century - Raphael Chijioke Njoku Perceptions of Epilepsy in a Traditional Society: An Akan (Ghana) Family's Experience - Dr. Cecilia Obeng Disability in Nigeria - Gabriel B. Fosu-Ph.D. Scientific Rev Admi and Prof. Willie Lamouse-Smith and Baffour K. Takyi-Associate Prof. and Stephen Obeng-Manu Gyimah The Microbial Rebellion: Trends and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa - Iruka N. Okeke Development and Epidemiologic Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa - Frank D.F. Dadzie and Melissa K. Van Dyke The Economic Burden of Buruli Ulcer Disease on Households in Rural Ghana - Frank D.F. Dadzie and Gerald A. Mumma Health Issues in a Mining Community in South Africa - Freek Cronje and Charity Chenga Globalization, Health, and the Hajj: The West African Pilgrimage Scheme, 1919-38 - Matthew Heaton Of Savages and Mass Killing: HIV/AIDS, Africa and the Crisis of Global Health Governance - Obi Aginam Vicissitudes of AIDS Policies in Burkina Faso from 1985 to 2001: A Historical Perspective - Yacouba Banhoro Factors Associated with Deliberate Attempts to Transmit HIV Infection among Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania - William N. Mkanta Development and Alternative Mitigation Treatment Opportunities of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic - Richard Beilock Development and Alternative Mitigation Treatment Opportunities of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic - Kaley Creswell Confusion, Anger, and Denial: Results of HIV/AIDS Focus Group Discussions with Urban Adult Zimbabweans - Mandi Chikombero Three Proposals for Analyzing the Economic Growth Effects of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa - Richard Beilock

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Details

• NCID: BA82698347
• ISBN:
  • 9781580462402
• LCCN: 2006103313
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Rochester, NY
• Pages/Volumes: x, 414 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RA643.86.A35
  • NLM : WC 503
  • DC22 : 362.196/979200966
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : AIDS (Disease) -- Africa -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Public health -- Africa -- Congresses
  • MESH : HIV Infections -- Africa South of the Sahara -- Congresses
  • MESH : Attitude to Health -- Africa South of the Sahara -- Congresses
  • MESH : Communicable Disease Control -- Africa South of the Sahara -- Congresses
  • MESH : Health Care Costs -- Africa South of the Sahara -- Congresses
  • MESH : Health Promotion -- Africa South of the Sahara -- Congresses
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA3458380X