The Professionalisation of African Medicine

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Murray Last (University College London, UK University College London, London, ENG University College London, UK) G. L. Chavunduka

The Professionalisation of African Medicine

Murray Last (University College London, UK University College London, London, ENG University College London, UK), G. L. Chavunduka

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English

Routledge
24 August 2020

Regional studies; Society & culture: general; Anthropology; Medical anthropology; Regional geography

Series: African Seminars: Scholarship from the International African Institute

Originally published in 1986, this book draws upon a range of authors to reflect wide interest in systematising traditional medicine, and to include material on significant instances of regulation or organisation. It was the first book to study the efforts of traditional healers and their newly formed professional associations and as such constitutes a pioneering collection of sources. Because of the changing position of traditional medicine it may well also be a unique record: before long what is described here will largely have disappeared.

Edited by: Murray Last (University College London UK University College London London ENG University College London UK), G. L. Chavunduka
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367000578
ISBN 10: 0367000571
Series: African Seminars: Scholarship from the International African Institute
Pages: 310
Publication Date: 24 August 2020
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword. Introduction: The Professionalisation of African Medicine: Ambiguities and Definitions Murray Last Part 1: Professionalisation Associations and Government 1. The Organisation of Traditional Medicine in Zimbabwe 2. Traditional Health Care in Botswana 3. Assocations and Healers: Atttitudes Towards Collboration in Tanzania 4. Government, Associations and the University: Liaison in Malawi 5. The Professionalisation of Indigenous Medicine: A Comparative Study of Ghana and Zambia and 6. Prospects for the Professionalisation of Indigenous Midwifery in Benin 7. The Articulation of Western and Traditional systems of Health Care Part 2: Professional Knowledge and Its Control 8. The Training of Traditional Healers in Mashonaland 9. The Predicament of the Sinister Healer 10. Popular control over the Institutions of Health: A Historical Study 11. National Medical Politics in Nigeria 12. Professional Interests and the Creation of Medical Knowledge in Nigeria Conclusions: African Medical Professions Today