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Book | Leiden University catalogue |
Title: | Malaria & poverty in Africa |
Editors: | Fosu, Augustin Kwasi Mwabu, Germano |
Year: | 2007 |
Pages: | 183 |
Language: | English |
City of publisher: | Nairobi |
Publisher: | University of Nairobi Press (UONP) |
ISBN: | 9966846166; 9789966846631 |
Geographic terms: | Africa Cameroon Kenya Nigeria Zambia |
Subject: | malaria |
Abstract: | Malaria has persisted in Africa for decades, and has severely retarded economic and social development. Unlike HIV/AIDS, malaria is currently without stigma, despite its deadly nature, and ordinary citizens believe that its cure is widely available and accessible, a belief that was to some extent warranted before malaria became resistant to chloroquine. The new anti-malarial drugs, the Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies (ACTs), are not as widely available as the previous first-line drugs. And the vast majority of the African population cannot afford the cost of their recommended dosage for a bout of malaria. Attempts to control malaria in Africa have encountered several major difficulties, notably a lack of information on the magnitude and burdens of the disease, on the behaviour of households in seeking treatment and on drug distribution systems. The chapters in this collective volume are designed to help rectify this situation. Two background chapters analyse the nexus between poverty and malaria and identify possible approaches to meeting the challenge. Country case studies reflect the situation in Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon and Zambia. Contributors: Augustin Kwasi Fosu, Germano Mwabu, Flora M. Musonda, Francis Mangani, Bernadette Dia Kamgnia, Olufunke A. Olagoke. [ASC Leiden abstract] |