Public Health in Postcolonial Africa

This fascinating, multi-disciplinary collection examines how public health interventions in postcolonial Africa mirror wider manifestations of power in the region. Beyond the role of public health intervention in tackling disease and prolonging life, the book measures the social and political determinants of health which continue to exist in the postcolonial era. The volume features contributions from scholars across both the social sciences and humanities, exploring ongoing debates across a broad range of themes, including: - Infopolitics, biopolitics and healthcare. - Emerging infectious diseases, environment and food cultures. - Health interventions and economic security. - Church administration and healthcare. - Livelihood, sex, sexuality and HIV/AIDS. Offering a fresh and insightful understanding of health issues in this important global region, and including chapters on issues around the Covid-19 pandemic, the book will interest students and researchers across a range of disciplines, including global health, politics and African studies.

Olukayode A. Faleye is Associate Professor in History and International Studies, Edo State University, Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria. Tanimola M. Akande is Professor of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Inocent Moyo is Associate Professor in Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Zululand, South Africa.

0.Introduction: Public Health in Postcolonial Africa. Part I: Healthcare Policy, Politics of Space and Social Justice. 1.Politics of Healthcare Reform in Postcolonial Nigeria. 2.Framing Climate Change-Public Health Nexus in the Political Economy of Adaptive Systems in Postcolonial Africa. 3.Rhetoric of Public Policies and Equity in Access to Health Care in Postcolonial Senegal. 4.Spatial Politics of Health and The Control of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers in Post-Colonial Africa: Lessons from Lagos. Part II: Church Administration and the Religious Determinants of Health. 5.Socioeconomic Dynamics of Covid-19 Pandemic, Church Administration and Social Welfare in Nigeria. 6.Social Determinants of Health: The Contributions of the Catholic Church to Healthcare Delivery in Postcolonial Nigeria. Part III: Sociopolitical Significance of Sexuality, Medicaments and Sexual Transmitted Diseases. 7.Sociopolitical Significance of Asian Aphrodisiacs and African Sexualities in Postcolonial Zimbabwe. 8.Mass Media, Sexuality and the Social Determinants of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Part IV: Sociopolitical Determinants of Illness and Wellness in the African Literary Discourse. 9.Traditional Medicine and Public Health in Postcolonial African Literary Discourse. 10.Necropolitics and the Expression of "Madness" in Nigerian Poetry. 11.Trumpism and the Necropolitics of the Covid-19 Pandemic: Implications and Relevance to the African Sociopolitical Ambience. x.Conclusion: Towards Postcolonial Approaches to Health in a Globalized World.