The ten action research case studies in this book, from Africa(Congo-Kinshasa, Uganda and Zimbabwe), Latin America, Asia and the Pacific, illustrate some of the best practice in health social science in developing countries. Each explores how social and behavioural science approaches can help to solve health problems, ranging across AIDS, reliance on traditional healers, the use of both indigenous and modern medicine, STDs, smoking, heart disease and stress. The editors reflect on future challenges and innovations in health social science research. 'A must read book for anyone interested in ... resolving the complex challenges of health in the developing world' - Anthony J. Marsella, Professor of Psychology, University of Hawai'i. Bib, notes, tables, index, UK . ZED BOOKS.

2002 1842770519 Paperback

A compendium of data on the frequency of cancer in Africa in the 1990s collecting material from 30 contemporary cancer registries. Includes a systematic review by country presenting all of the relevant historic data from the scientific literature and a review of the epidemiology of 16 cancers, drawing together studies on the African continent in the last 50 years. Includes chapters on childhood cancers and AIDS related cancers. BNS, tables, graphs, 420pp, UK. OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 9283221532

2004 Hardback

Addresses all aspects of child health care, examining the developmental, psycho-social, and environmental factors that influence the well-being of children. BNS, 592pp, SOUTH AFRICA. OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 019571928X

A guide for doctors, nurses and healthcare workers for communicating medical issues in South African languages. Also offers advice on understanding cross cultural health beliefs and world views in a medical consultation. This revised and expanded edition includes more material on cross cultural consultation and the AIDS pandemic. Index, bib, ix, 131pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL PRESS.

Second edition of a text book, with new material on HIV/AIDS, violence against women, and data access via electronic media - 51 chapters by 32 specialists, a spectrum of gynaecological information that is invaluable for medical students as well as practising medical practitioners. BNS, over 50 b/w illus, tables, xx+574pp, RSA. JUTA PUBLISHERS, 0702155616

Updated edition. Documents the significant changes in the health situation in Sub-Saharan Africa during the past few decades. The authors discover that although there have been advances made as a result of specific intervention from health services, higher educational levels, the impact of better nutrition, and an improved water supply, the progress has not been uniform throughout the region. They conclude that the nations of the region need to review their national health policies, to abandon old strategies that are not compatible with the new goals, to design programs based on new approaches, and to make rapid progress in new directions. 600pp, USA. WORLD BANK PUBLICATIONS.

A fully revised third edition combining classical internal medicine with an comprehensive understanding of the major influences on health and disease in Africa. The contributors put diseases into the context of family and culture and address the effects of inequality on health and the problems of limited resources. Illustrated with 225 line diagrams, 287 tables, 271 colour figures and 30 maps. BNS, 1462pp, UK. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 052180616X

In response to the need to articulate new perspectives and strategies on promoting adolescent sexual and reproductive health, the Adolescent Reproductive Health Network researchers working in East and Southern Africa represented a unique and comprehensive attempt to bring together the social and biomedical sciences in an effort to disseminate concrete empirical evidence from diverse vantage points. This book ultimately represents a tool that may be utilized not only by academics in the field, but also by practitioners, governments, policy makers and students interested in the future research agenda, priorities and challenges of sexual and reproductive health in the wake of several international commitments. Index, bib, tables, charts, 344pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

The aim of the field study was to assess the effects of cooking in iron cooking pots and their acceptability in Malawian households that traditionally do not cook in cast iron pots. Household provision of iron cooking pots in developing countries could provide an innovative way to prevent iron deficiency and anaemia in areas where regular iron supplementation is problematic. NETHERLANDS. ROZENBERG PUBLISHERS.

2004 9051707843 Paperback

A handbook for medical practitioners, community workers, and parents showing how to diagnose and treat dental problems, and also suggests new ways to work for better dental health in the community. Also includes a new chapter on HIV/AIDS and dental care. Introduction by David Warner. Illustrated with b/w line drawings and diagrams. Index, 196pp, USA. HESPERIAN FOUNDATION, 0942364058

Revised Edition. A Village Health Care Handbook For Africa. New revised edition of a very detailed and accessible resource for village health workers, mothers, midwives, pharmacists, teachers etc. Shows what to do to prevent, recognise and treat many common sicknesses. B/w illus, index, 440pp, UK. MACMILLAN, 0333516524