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Socio-cultural Dimensions of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Africa pp 1–11Cite as

Editorial: African Perspectives and Approaches for African Healthcare Challenges

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Sub-Saharan Africa is heavily endowed with natural and human resources. Yet, these same resources appear to be the bane of its poor development. “Until the rotten tooth is pulled out, the mouth must chew with caution”, says a Nigerian proverb. Despite being surrounded by wealth, several existing challenges deter African populations from taking full advantage as others have in other regions of the globe. Crucial among these challenges is the health of the population and nature of healthcare accessible to them. African populations cannot enjoy the benefits of their great resource endowment until their health and wellbeing receive considerable attention. By ‘Africa’, we refer to countries south of the Sahara that largely represent the World Health Organisation’s Africa Region (World Health Organisation 2017). The Sub-Saharan Africa region consists of several independent states, with varying geographical landscapes and diverse social and cultural outlooks. Yet, there are underlying commonalities that cut across the region.

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  1. Canadian Institute for Genomics and Society, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Samuel J. Ujewe

  2. Global Emerging Pathogens Treatment Consortium, Lagos, Nigeria

    Samuel J. Ujewe

  3. Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

    Nchangwi Syntia Munung

  4. Global Emerging Pathogen Treatment Consortium (GET) Consortium, Lagos, Nigeria

    Nchangwi Syntia Munung, Akin Abayomi & Godfrey B. Tangwa

  5. Nigerian Medical Research Institute (NIMR), Lagos, Nigeria

    Akin Abayomi

  6. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Akin Abayomi

  7. Department of Philosophy, University of Yaounde 1, Yaounde, Cameroon

    Godfrey B. Tangwa

  8. Cameroon Bioethics Initiative (CAMBIN), Yaounde, Cameroon

    Godfrey B. Tangwa

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    Akin Abayomi

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Ujewe, S.J., Munung, N.S., Abayomi, A., Tangwa, G.B. (2019). Editorial: African Perspectives and Approaches for African Healthcare Challenges. In: Tangwa, G., Abayomi, A., Ujewe, S., Munung, N. (eds) Socio-cultural Dimensions of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Africa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17474-3_1

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