Science, Technology and Innovation for Public Health in Africa

dc.contributorKalua, Fetson
dc.contributorAwotedu, Abolade
dc.contributorKamwanja, Leonard
dc.contributorSaka, John
dc.creatorSeke, Lukovi
dc.creatorRampa, Margaret
dc.creatorLegodi, Nthabiseng
dc.date2016-05-17T03:31:55Z
dc.date2016-05-17T03:31:55Z
dc.date2009-02
dc.dateinfo:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2024-01-31
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dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11146/464
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/5298587
dc.description"African countries face formidable challenges in public health, particularly with the rapid spread of HIV/AIDS and the persistence of malaria and related killer diseases such as tuberculosis which wreck havoc with people’s lives. Other challenges the African countries are experiencing include the deterioration of health infrastructures and low and declining investments in health research. For many of these countries, this state of affairs has resulted in a considerable drop in life expectancy in the last two decades. This is particularly so in the sub-Saharan Africa where the burden of disease is pervasive and most pronounced..."
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dc.subjectSalud pública -- Investigaciones -- Africa
dc.subjectPolítica médica -- Africa
dc.subjectCiencia y tecnología
dc.subjectInnovaciones tecnológicas
dc.subjectDesarrollo tecnológico
dc.subjectPublic health -- Research -- Africa
dc.subjectMedical policy -- Africa
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectTechnological innovations
dc.titleScience, Technology and Innovation for Public Health in Africa
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