The politics of polio in northern Nigeria /:

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...

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1. Verfasser: Renne, Elisha P. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, [2010]
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 169 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441669766
1441669760
9780253004611
0253004616
9780253222282
0253222281
9780253355157
025335515X

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