Contemporary Healthcare Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa: Social, Economic, and Cultural Perspectives discusses contemporary healthcare issues in Sub-Saharan Africa to identify deficiencies in the system and provide workable recommendations for strengthening healthcare delivery on the continent. Contributors address topical issues such as drug quality, malaria control, health insurance, geriatric care, and the environment-health nexus. The contributors also study intimate partner violence and maternal-child health, food safety, prevalence of childhood tuberculosis, and cardiovascular diseases. This book provides in-depth analyses of current issues in Sub-Saharan Africa that blend theory and practice. The diverse group of contributors includes experts in clinical medicine, pharmacy, economics, anthropology, public health, and the social sciences.

Contributions by: Gloria Afful-Mensah, Aderemi Suleiman Ajala, Kayode Akinsete, Patricia Ohenewaa Akuffo-Henaku, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Francis-Xavier Andoh-Adjei, Felix Ankomah Asante, Richard M. Blay, Emmanuel A. Codjoe, Makafui I. Dzudzor, Ama Pokuaa Fenny, Gloria Ivy Mensah, Dominic Mureithi, Proscovia Namuli, Marther W. Ngigi, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Felix Nwafor, Oluwatoyin A. Odeku, Christie Bose Ola, Peculiar Feenna Onyekere, Chioma Peculiar-Onyekere