Malaria on the Move : Rural Communities and Public Health in Zimbabwe, 1890-2015 / Kundai Manamere.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manamere, Kundai, 1985- author.

Series:

Perspectives on global health.

Perspectives on Global Health

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Malaria--Prevention--Social aspects--Zimbabwe.

Malaria.

Malaria--Zimbabwe--Epidemiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2025]

Summary:

Malaria on the Move provides a historical analysis of malaria control in Rhodesia and independent Zimbabwe from the late nineteenth century to 2015. The book examines how migration and travel influence the risk of malaria and reaffirms the need to take into consideration local socioeconomic factors in designing and implementing interventions.

Contents:

Cover Page

Perspectives on Global Health

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction: Mobility, Livelihoods, and Malaria Control

1. Settler Colonialism and Malaria Control in Southern Rhodesia, 1890s-1930s

2. Colonial Displacements and Barrier Spraying in the Southeastern Lowveld, 1940s-1950s

3. Labor Migration and the WHO Preeradication Program, 1948-1965

4. Further Colonial Displacements, War, and the Development of Privatized Malaria Control at Triangle, 1966-1979

5. Circular Migration and the Threat of Imported Malaria, 1980-1999

6. Resettlement and the RBM-Supported National Malaria Control Program, 2000-2015

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8214-2587-0

OCLC:

1515460034