Adia Benton: 2 books
HIV Exceptionalism
Development through Disease in Sierra Leone
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2015
In 2002, Sierra Leone emerged from a decadelong civil war. Seeking international attention and development aid, its government faced a dilemma. Though devastated by conflict, Sierra Leone had a low prevalence of HIV. However, like most African countries, it stood to benefit from a large influx of foreign...
Ebola's Message
Public Health and Medicine in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Interdisciplinary perspectives on the science, politics, and ethics of the 2013–2015 Ebola virus disease outbreak.
The 2013–2015 outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) was a public health disaster: 28,575 infections and 11,313 deaths (as of October 2015), devastating the countries of...