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“The African family physician”: development of family medicine in Africa in the twenty-first century
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Kidd, Michael Haq, Cynthia Maeseneer, Jan De Markuns, Jeffrey Qidwai, Waris Svab, Igor Lerberghe, Wim Van Villanueva, Tiago Boelen, Charles Hunt, Vincent Rivo, Marc Shahady, Edward Chan, Margaret |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Compared with the rest of the world, health care in Africa is characterized by a huge discrepancy between the high burden of disease and the scarcity of health care workers to carry this burden, particularly $doctors.^{1}$ This chapter describes the specific health status of Africa and the different problems that the continent is facing in health and health care and provides an overview of the development of family medicine in Africa, with the support of Flemish universities, from South Africa to East Africa and the rest of the continent. The way forward in strengthening family medicine in the health systems of Africa is described. Book Name: The Contribution of Family Medicine to Improving Health Systems |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2015-0-78046-3&isbn=9780429084201&doi=10.1201/9780429084201-7&format=pdf |
| Ending Page | 265 |
| Page Count | 19 |
| Starting Page | 247 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9780429084201-7 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2020-05-06 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: The Contribution of Family Medicine To Improving Health Systems Primary Health Care Strengthening Workers Flemish Development of Family Medicine Family Medicine in Africa |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
