Contemporary Healthcare Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward (PhD) is associate professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana.Odeku,Oluwatoyin A. (PhD) is professor of pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical technology and the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

• ForewordStephan ConermannPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction: Contemporary Healthcare Isssues-Social, Economic, and Cultural PerspectivesEdward Nketiah-Amponsah and Oluwatoyin OdekuChapter 1: A Reflection on Contemporary Economic, Social and Cultural Healthcare issues in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)Felix Ankomah Asante and Makafui Isaac DzudzorChapter 2: Medicine Quality in West Africa: Impact of Trans-Border TradeOluwatoyin Adepeju Odeku and Christie Bose OlaChapter 3: Tackling Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Medicinal Plant ApproachPeculiar Feenna Onyekere, Nwafor Felix Ifeanyi, and Chioma Obianuju Peculiar-Onyekere Chapter 4:Malaria Control in Ghana: Past, Present and Future PerspectivesAma Pokuaa Fenny and Patricia Ohenewaa Akuffo-HenakuChapter 5: Intimate Partner Violence as a Silent Killer: Analyzing Domestic Violence as a Health Hazard in UgandaProscovia NamuliChapter 6: Caring for the Aged: Africa’s Next Health ChallengeEmmanuel Ashiedu CodjoeCh

Written by experts from diverse backgrounds, this valuable collection of chapters addresses a range of key health issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. It features original analyses and interesting insights. The contributions will not only be highly useful for academics and professionals working in this area, they also provide an excellent resource for those seeking to gain a better understanding of health systems in developing countries.