Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa

Against the backdrop of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, conflicts and wars, famines and droughts, and migration of human resources for health, as well as the global economic downturn, this second edition updates the current data and trends in morbidity and mortality for the Sub-Saharan Africa Region. Unfortunately, the data do not give cause for optimism. HIV/AIDS has taken its toll on the sub-continent, putting a substantial burden on the system by taking resources away from not only communicable diseases, but also cancers, as well as mental and neurological disorders.Bos, Eduard R. is the author of 'Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa', published 2006 under ISBN 9780821363973 and ISBN 0821363972.