A Political Economy of Health Care in Senegal

Issues arising include the 'medical penetration' of Africa by the military and its racial overlay; the incorporation of African personnel as agents of French colonial policy; the contentious debates about women as healers in indigenous systems; epidemics; Islamic responses to colonial medi...

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Published in:African affairs 2008, Vol.107 (428), p.487-488
Main Author: Senghor, Jeggan C.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to health care
AIDS
Health care
Health education
Medical treatment
Nonfiction
Political economy
Rural health care
Senegal
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Summary:Issues arising include the 'medical penetration' of Africa by the military and its racial overlay; the incorporation of African personnel as agents of French colonial policy; the contentious debates about women as healers in indigenous systems; epidemics; Islamic responses to colonial medicine; the rise of the African male 'as the most visible element of the health care apparatus' (pp. 109-16); and the evolution of the African male nurse.
ISSN:0001-9909
1468-2621
DOI:10.1093/afraf/adn031