Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa: A Review of Developments and Challenges

by David Clark, Michael Wright, David Clark

800 million people live in Africa, a continent which covers 22% of the world's surface and encompasses some 50 countries. Conflict, poverty, endemic diseases, and lack of clean water pose serious challenges for the population, made worse by a rampaging AIDS pandemic. Huge loss of life has impacted dramatically on both health systems and social and family structures. As the attention of the world focused increasingly on Africa, the International Observatory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199206805
• ISBN13: 9780199206803
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.8" x 9.4"