John Iliffe's 1998 book is a history of the African medical profession in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania from the earliest training of modern medical staff in the 1870s to the present day. Based on extensive research, and dealing exclusively with African doctors, it offers an understanding of professionalisation in the Third World. It describes the recruitment and education of doctors, their understanding and practice of modern medicine, the struggle for international recognition of their qualifications and efforts to develop East African medical systems after independence, and their experiences during a period of political and economic difficulty. The book ends with an account of the significant work of East African doctors in the study and control of AIDS. This is a major contribution to the social history of Africa and to the social history of medicine more broadly.
| ISBN: | 9780521632720 |
| Publication date: | 27th August 1998 |
| Author: | John University of Cambridge Iliffe |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 354 pages |
| Series: | African Studies |
| Genres: |
African history History of medicine |
John Iliffe's 1998 book is a history of the African medical profession in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania from the earliest training of modern medical staff in the 1870s to the present day. Based on extensive research, and dealing exclusively with African doctors, it offers an understanding of professionalisation in the Third World. It describes the recruitment and education of doctors, their understanding and practice of modern medicine, the struggle for international recognition of their qualifications and efforts to develop East African medical systems after independence, and their experiences during a period of political and economic difficulty. The book ends with an account of the significant work of East African doctors in the study and control of AIDS. This is a major contribution to the social history of Africa and to the social history of medicine more broadly.
East African Doctors features in the following genres: African history, History of medicine
East African Doctors is available in Hardback
East African Doctors was written by John University of Cambridge Iliffe and published by Cambridge University Press
East African Doctors has 354 pages
Yes it is part of African Studies series
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