Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders disrupt the lives of individuals and families across the world. The impact of these disorders - which range from epilepsy to depression to alcohol abuse - is especially significant in sub-Saharan Africa, where most of the w…
Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: reducing the treatment gap, improving quality of …
by National Academies Press (U.S.), Altevogt, Bruce M., Institute of Medicine (U.S.), Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, Quality of Care Issues for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kampala, Uganda), Uganda National Academy of Sciences., Forum on Health and Nutrition
Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders disrupt the lives of individuals and families across the world. The impact of these disorders - which range from epilepsy to depression to alcohol abuse - is especially significant in sub-Saharan Africa, where most of the w…
Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: reducing the treatment gap, improving quality of …
by Altevogt, Bruce M., Institute of Medicine (U.S.), Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, Quality of Care Issues for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kampala, Uganda), Uganda National Academy of Sciences., Forum on Health and Nutrition
Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders disrupt the lives of individuals and families across the world. The impact of these disorders - which range from epilepsy to depression to alcohol abuse - is especially significant in sub-Saharan Africa, where most of the w…
Sub-Saharan Africa
by Allen, Christopher, Williams, Gavin
fromSociology of 'developing societies'
Sub-Saharan Africa
by Allen, Christopher, Williams, Gavin
fromSociology of 'developing societies'
The essays in this collection provide a very useful overview of both the diversity of African divination systems and of recent approaches to their study. The introduction critically reviews the preoccupations of earlier students of African divination. The essays that follow are …
The essays in this collection provide a very useful overview of both the diversity of African divination systems and of recent approaches to their study. The introduction critically reviews the preoccupations of earlier students of African divination. The essays that follow are …
"HIV/AIDS in Africa is heavily politicized and governments, policy makers and NGOs face a series of political dilemmas where responses to the problem of HIV/AIDS in Africa is concerned. This book focuses on the political issues that are associated with the pandemic and the polit…
"HIV/AIDS in Africa is heavily politicized and governments, policy makers and NGOs face a series of political dilemmas where responses to the problem of HIV/AIDS in Africa is concerned. This book focuses on the political issues that are associated with the pandemic and the polit…
Inclusion of legumes in cropping systems can play an increasingly important role to maintain soil fertility and sustain crop production. Legumes are an important source of nutrition to both humans and livestock by providing the much needed protein, minerals, fiber and vitamins. …
Access to adequate water and sanitation is fundamental to enhancing the quality of life for rural populations. Over the past few decades substantial amounts of money have been spent and efforts made to provide rural water supply services in various developing countries. However,…
This publication is the first in a series on HIV/AIDS and agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa with the overall objective of providing a resource base on issues of rural development in a broad sense in the times of HIV/AIDS. This first book discusses the impact of the epidemic as i…
Provides a resource base on issues of rural development in a broad sense in the times of HIV/AIDS. This book discusses the impact of the epidemic as it has emerged over the last decades at different levels of the agricultural sector, namely the farming system level, the liveliho…
This study of the practice of blood transfusion in Africa traces the history of one of the most important therapies in modern medicine from the period of colonial rule to independence and the AIDS epidemic. The introduction of transfusion held great promise for improving health,…
"This first extensive study of the practice of blood transfusion in Africa traces the history of one of the most important therapies in modern medicine from the period of colonial rule to independence and the AIDS epidemic. The introduction of transfusion held great promise for …