Socio-cultural Dimensions of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Africa
This volume examines the most important socio-cultural, political, economic, and policy issues related to emerging infectious diseases in Africa. The volume covers the work of the Global Emerging Pathogens Treatment Consortium (GET); it looks at the chall
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tural Dimensions of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Africa An Indigenous Response to Deadly Epidemics
Socio-cultural Dimensions of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Africa
Godfrey B. Tangwa • Akin Abayomi Samuel J. Ujewe • Nchangwi Syntia Munung Editors
Socio-cultural Dimensions of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Africa An Indigenous Response to Deadly Epidemics
Editors Godfrey B. Tangwa Department of Philosophy University of Yaounde 1 Yaounde, Cameroon Cameroon Bioethics Initiative (CAMBIN) Yaounde, Cameroon Global Emerging Pathogen Treatment Consortium (GET) Consortium Lagos, Nigeria Samuel J. Ujewe Global Emerging Pathogens Treatment Consortium Lagos, Nigeria Canadian Institute for Genomics and Society Toronto, ON, Canada
Akin Abayomi Global Emerging Pathogen Treatment Consortium (GET) Consortium Lagos, Nigeria Nigerian Medical Research Institute (NIMR) Lagos, Nigeria Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa Nchangwi Syntia Munung Department of Medicine University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa Global Emerging Pathogen Treatment Consortium (GET) Consortium Lagos, Nigeria
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Preface
Epidemics caused by emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are fueled by a variety of complex drivers, and it becomes imperative that a strategic p
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