Religion and Health Care in East Africa: Lessons from Uganda, Mozambique and Ethiopia

by Melissa Haussman, Robert Lloyd, Patrick James

What social factors contribute to the tragic state of health care in Africa?

Focusing on East African societies, this book is the first to investigate what role religion plays in health care in African cultures. 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447337875
• ISBN13: 9781447337874
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"