Public Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

This fascinating collection shines a social epidemiological spotlight onto the key public health issues effecting sub-Saharan Africa today. Providing a timely overview of the relationship between social systems and human biology, this important book will interest students and researchers across Public Health, Medicine and African Studies.

Auteur

John Fulton is Emeritus Professor of Social Inclusion at the University of Sunderland, which reflects his interest in social inequalities and their reproduction in education and health. He has been involved in a number of social epidemiology studies in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Philip Emeka Anyanwu is a reader in Public Health at Warwick Medical School (WMS), University of Warwick. He is an epidemiologist with research and teaching interests in infectious disease epidemiology, social epidemiology, global health, and digital health.

Catherine Hayes is Professor of Health Professions Pedagogy and Scholarship at the University of Sunderland, UK. She is Programme Leader for the Professional Doctorate at Sunderland Campus and works predominantly with doctoral candidates undertaking PhDs, DBA, EdD, and DProf as well as those seeking to claim accreditation for doctorates by Existing Published Works and Higher Doctorates within postgraduate study.

Jonathan Ling is a former professor of Public Health at the University of Sunderland. He has a background in psychology and was the associate director for FUSE - The Centre for Translational Research in Public Health.