"It's almost like African medicine": Engaging with Chinese "plant-based" pharmaceuticals in malaria elimination in the Comoros Union - Archive ouverte HAL Accéder directement au contenu
Communication Dans Un Congrès Année : 2018

"It's almost like African medicine": Engaging with Chinese "plant-based" pharmaceuticals in malaria elimination in the Comoros Union

Résumé

This paper uses the results of ethnographic fieldwork conducted in the Comoros Union to reflect upon some of the effects of the Chinese-led malaria elimination program implemented in the country from 2007-2015. The key research questions guiding this paper are: 1) How is the medication distributed by the program framed and understood? 2) What kind of alternative meanings and future does the Chinese approach to global health offer to individuals living within a post-colonial sub-Saharan African context? These questions are framed within salient perceptions about "natural" and "artificial" healing that were captured by this research.
Fichier principal
Vignette du fichier
SAMS_It’s almost African medicine.pdf (624.94 Ko) Télécharger le fichier
Origine : Fichiers produits par l'(les) auteur(s)

Dates et versions

hal-03210175 , version 1 (27-04-2021)

Identifiants

  • HAL Id : hal-03210175 , version 1

Citer

Kelley Sams. "It's almost like African medicine": Engaging with Chinese "plant-based" pharmaceuticals in malaria elimination in the Comoros Union. African Studies Association. Energies: Power, Creativity and Afro-Futures, Dec 2018, Atlanta, United States. ⟨hal-03210175⟩
72 Consultations
44 Téléchargements

Partager

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More