Library Highlight: Epidemics and the health of African nations

Epidemics and the Health of African Nations, published in 2019 by the South African think tank Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), explores Africa’s vulnerability to disease and epidemics, as well as how recent epidemics have been dealt with and controlled. The authors, coming from across Sub-Saharan Africa, make a case for a multi-faceted approach to building effective national health systems and combating epidemics, arguing that political, socio-economic and environmental factors are all at play. A good read given the challenge which Africa and the world now face in the form of COVID-19. Read the Library Highlight!