Histories of Global Health in Africa
$73.09
- Paperback
312 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2026
Summary
Histories of Global Health in Africa offers a concise and compelling introduction to the development and practice of global health on the African continent over the past century. Rather than centering institutions, the book foregrounds the people whose lives and labor have shaped global health—including African communities receiving care and the practitioners and experts who have long driven biomedical work across the region.
Drawing on cutting-edge scholarship, the book trac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780821427224 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0821427229 |
| Author: | Melissa Graboyes, Jennifer Tappan |
| Publisher: | Ohio University Press |
| Imprint: | Ohio University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 254mm |
| Series: | Africa in World History |
Melissa Graboyes
Melissa Graboyes is an associate professor of African history and medical history at the University of Oregon. Her research focuses on the history of science, medicine, and global health in East Africa. She is always looking for ways to bring her research into the classroom, and runs the Global Health Research Group at the University of Oregon.
Jennifer Tappan is an associate professor of African history at Portland State University. Her research focuses on the history of global health in Africa and her work has appeared in Health and Place, the International Journal of African Historical Studies, and Global Health in Africa: Historical Perspectives on Disease Control.
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