The range of women’s health issues is vast, including the HIV epidemic and its impacts; domestic violence; the persistence of homebirths; and abortion. In addition, the book investigates emerging health concerns such as CVDs and cancers. Readers will learn that, while old health issues have persisted and assumed new dimensions, newer concerns have materialized and are gaining momentum. The inability of health systems to tackle these issues complicates matters in Africa, creating a sense of desperation that can only be successfully confronted through strong political will and strategic planning, grounded in further research.
This book was originally published as several special issues of Health Care for Women International.
Chimaroke Izugbura is Director of the Research Capacity Strengthening Division and Head of Population Dynamics and Reproductive Health at the African Population and Health Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya. His current research interests include socio-cultural determinants of reproductive health outcomes, care-seeking practices, sexuality, and sexual behaviour.
Eleanor Krassen Covan
is Professor Emerita in the School of Health and Applied Human Sciences at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Health Care for Women International.Elizabeth Fugate-Whitlock
is Interim Coordinator of the Gerontology Program at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA. She is also the Managing Editor of Health Care for Women International.