Understanding Tuberculosis and its Control: Anthropological and Ethnographic Approaches (Anthropology and Global Public Health) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138314285 ISBN 13: 9781138314283

Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

Over the last two decades, attempts to control the problem of tuberculosis have become increasingly more complex, as countries adopt and adapt to evolving global TB strategies. Significant funding has also increased apace, diagnostic possibilities have evolved, and greater attention is being paid to developing broader health systems. Against this background, this book examines tuberculosis control through an anthropological lens. Drawing on ethnographic case studies from China, India, Nepal, South Africa, Romania, Brazil, Ghana and France, the volume considers: the relationship between global and national policies and their unintended effects; the emergence and impact of introducing new diagnostics; the reliance on and use of statistical numbers for representing tuberculosis, and the politics of this; the impact of the disease on health workers, as well as patients; the rise of drug-resistant forms; and issues of attempted control. Together, the examples showcase the value of an anthropological understanding to demonstrate the broader bio-political and social dimensions of tuberculosis and attempts to deal with it.

About this title

About the Author

Helen Macdonald is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Ian Harper is Professor of Anthropology of Health and Development and Director of the Centre for Medical Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138314285
• ISBN 13: 9781138314283
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 294
• Editor: Macdonald Helen