Overview
Provides an interdisciplinary approach to a global health problem
Covers a wide range of socio-cultural, political, economic, and policy issues related to deadly pathogens
Provides information and experiences from the African perspective that can clarify why some responses have worked and others have not
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Emerging Deadly Pathogens and Clinical Practice
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Social Determinants of EID
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Global Health and Governance
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Ethics and Policy in the Context of EIDs
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Samuel Ujewe is a scholar, researcher and analyst in Bioethics & Health Policy, especially: health research ethics, healthcare ethics, mental health ethics, indigenous populations’ health ethics & policy, global health ethics & policy, ethics of infectious diseases management, international and cross-cultural bioethics. His research interests span through integrating major ethical theories with relevant indigenous principles and values to enhance just, responsible and actionable health policies and interventions, especially in African health systems.His research focuses on the intersection of ethics and policy, using a moral compass that aligns with indigenous contexts. He obtained a PhD in Bioethics & Health Policy from the University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom; a Master of Health Sciences (MHealSc) in Bioethics from the University of Otago, New Zealand; and a First Class BA Hons in Philosophy from the University of Zimbabwe. He has since completed two postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and McMaster University, Canada. He is currently an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Canadian Institute for Genomics and Society, where he undertakes collaborative research on the ethical implications of genomic innovations for indigenous settings.
Dr Ujewe is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK; a member of the International Forum of Teachers of Ethics, Bioethics and Medical Law (IFT); and a Fellow of the Global Emerging Pathogens Treatment Consortium (GET), working with the “Cultural, Anthropological, Social, and Economic Impact (CASE) Work Group”. He has also held Visiting Research Fellowshipsat the University of Central Lancashire in Cyprus, and The Nathaniel Center, New Zealand.
Nchangwi Syntia Munung is based at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa. She holds an M.Sc in Biochemistry and an M.Sc in Medicine. Her current research focus is on the governance of global health research; and Justice and fairness in genomics research and biobanking in Africa. She also has an interest in science communication and public engagement with Science. She has worked on a number of projects aimed at building capacity in health research ethics in the Central African Sub–region. Nchangwi has about a dozen publications in international peer-reviewed journals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Socio-cultural Dimensions of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Africa
Book Subtitle: An Indigenous Response to Deadly Epidemics
Editors: Godfrey B. Tangwa, Akin Abayomi, Samuel J. Ujewe, Nchangwi Syntia Munung
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17474-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-17473-6Published: 30 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-17476-7Published: 30 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-17474-3Published: 16 August 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 298
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Topics: Infectious Diseases, Medical Sociology, Public Health