AFST-243 : Issues of Health Policy and Development in Africa

This is a seminar for graduate students with an interest in issues of health and disease in Africa, particularly as they pertain to the continents prospects for development. The aim of this course is to give students a broad understanding of the state of health in Africa, historical factors that contribute to contemporary patterns of ill-health and disease in Africa, and introduce students to a series of conceptual approaches to health and development in Africa