East African Doctors

by John Iliffe

Overview

A historical account of the rise and development of the modern medical profession in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya from the 1870s to the present day. This book describes the recruitment and education of doctors, and their understanding and practice of modern medicine. It addresses their struggles, working in conditions of political and economic uncertainty, and search for international recognition; and their contribution to the study and control of HIV/AIDS.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789970023035
Publisher:	Fountain Books
Publication date:	01/01/1978
Edition description:	2nd Revised ed.
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.73(d)

Table of Contents

1. The argument;
2. Pioneers;
3. The age of the tribal dresser;
4. Makerere and its students, 1923-49;
5. The pursuit of professional status;
6. The transfer of power;
7. Uganda: doctors and a disintegrating state;
8. Kenya: doctors and a capitalist transition;
9. Tanzania: doctors and a socialist experiment;
10. AIDS;
11. Conclusion.