Your Pocket Is What Cures You: The Politics of Health in Senegal

(Part of the Studies in Medical Anthropology Series)

by Dr Ellen Foley and Ellen E. Foley

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In the wake of structural adjustment programs in the 1980s and health reforms in the 1990s, the majority of sub-Saharan African governments spend less than ten dollars per capita on health annually, and many Africans have limited access to basic medical care. Using a community-level approach, anthropologist Ellen E. Foley analyzes the implementation of global health policies and how they become intertwined with existing social and political inequalities...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813546680

ISBN13:9780813546681

Release Date:December 2009

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:216 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"

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Administration & Medicine Economics Health Care Delivery Health Policy Medical Medical Books Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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