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Religion and health care in East Africa : lessons from Uganda, Mozambique and Ethiopia / Robert B. Lloyd, Melissa Haussman and Patrick James.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lloyd, Robert, author.
- Haussman, Melissa, 1959- author.
- James, Patrick, 1957- author.
- Series:
- Policy Press scholarship online.
- Policy Press scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical care--Africa, East--Religious aspects.
- Medical care.
- Medicine--Africa, East--Religious aspects.
- Medicine.
- Medical economics--Africa, East.
- Medical economics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 236 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Policy Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- This book is the first to investigate what role religion plays in health care in East Africa. Taking into account the geopolitical and economic environments of the region, the authors examine the roles played by individual and group beliefs, government policies, and pressure from the Millennium Development Goals in affecting health outcomes.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- List of figures, tables, and boxes
- Preface
- Religion, health care, and Africa
- Background knowledge, theorizing, and evidence
- Uganda
- Mozambique
- Ethiopia
- What have we learned?
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781447337898
- 1447337891
- 9781447336280
- 1447336283
- 9781447337881
- 1447337883
- OCLC:
- 1089016190
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