The politics of polio in northern Nigeria:
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1. Verfasser: Renne, Elisha P. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington Indiana University Press ©2010
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Introduction: protesting polio -- Smallpox and polio histories -- Politics and polio in Nigeria -- Islam and immunization in northern Nigeria -- Polio, disability, and begging -- Polio in northern Nigeria and northeastern Ghana -- The ethics of eradication
In 2008, Northern Nigeria had the greatest number of confirmed cases of polio in the world and was the source of outbreaks in several West African countries. Elisha P. Renne explores the politics and social dynamics of the Northern Nigerian response to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which has been met with extreme skepticism, subversion, and the refusal of some parents to immunize their children. Renne explains this resistance by situating the eradication effort within the social, political, cul
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ISBN:0253004616
1441669760
9780253004611
9781441669766

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