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Global Studies Africa Textbook: An Open Global Historical Studies TextbookMain MenuEast African Politics, Modern History, and International RelationsAuthors: Anna Bradley, Georgia Coffman, Madyson Duby, Danny KovalakArt and Culture in East AfricaModern History of Western AfricaIntroduction for the Modern History of Western Africa chapterArts and Culture in Western AfricaArts and Culture in Western Africa Chapter IntroductionMedicine and Health in West AfricaWest African Natural ResourcesA brief summary of West African natural resourcesNatural Resources in Central AfricaNatural Resources in Central AfricaArt and Culture of Central AfricaArts and Culture in North Central AfricaEconomics and Infrastructure in the South African RegionHealthcare in Southern AfricaAuthor CreditsSam Nakis185bea5095b47ea2672986bb919a3d0baeb1d1f4Colin Mulcahycebb90de6d46c202619d3c0c1907d22cef77ff11Jessie Morris1a750a6d17f2f71c7fe497a1dfe663b4fd2ba7a9Jack Michalowski8d8c1c9e41fa42b9c8735e4680f52abe19e4475eKevin Leffersa45387feb627455fa3b9ae791edf8c7ff3d936e9Bryan Kwoun1740ba1d3cf7de291bba0bf94814c15d2842babbOliver Krona7ce608d7f4b57dd01f62d4153dea3ba84dde8f7Jacob Holt2af56c416e680306370f6c0bcf9ccfd49e28ed38Luke Haas5be358cf4caf61df535ee773a2abd9aedaf1ce5fRyan Gernady21e5933598ba51e6bb89ea72f78b313265d63d0dAlex Gatje7d75d219dce524f723307aa91aa45788b091fb0bAlec Neitzel6bed9b4da75dd47d988d0a950b58ddf6b5053cfbBrady Neitzel4e781ad2f2f58b9bfd0cc6c8aaf4ee6e63371a6eMaiah Koslovskyd78e3f1cf11f802ee9d4501a3de1b268fefbf39bWilliam David Richardsona7fb7a0590d0722005697a573ea2df93e3b80692Daniel Kovalak90f8373b20806990fd4780ca566f8b8fb13f1c0eJackson Edward Prather423a677ca1d4c4d07e0ea916808eb16319c801a0Molly Katrina Krachtefa1d23b987ae5e2670f14ddd14977f64cb09663Michael James Chinn499a38ce3a339199bbb5942e4d85c7697330d870Jackson Stroup7bde17a8d4a2223be5db334993975c87457265faChris Stronga0760f5b334e389533a0d77c4928aceeae7c1da9Jacob Shetterly3872ed6581952f84cad8c8019dd8a86021ceec15Kylie Pfeifer5b21e691917b67847b0cb0dd9f2f35168734faeaJacob Cira5092d439636406cf47478b8e12a7144c7325c827Jacob Charboneau841295db89a2fc0141360cbbb94da3e1ec5ea955Kaitlyn Beebee63d54914bdfd651bcea47c3c43ac1e3fd4e6408Margo Hornockercc6484e820477829635b86c9b26a489218c9991dLuke Hofrichtere8334bee60477a1b3ea67ea712046cad6b66d2fbBen Greenblatt7d9139a2af6ef418bd1d8309f30c484cc6f4f7c4Caitlin Dunlap509f2242ea2f6afdf172dc32ed4204dc6ef1f1ebMadyson Duby5f2181762204d0f47421b0d0cf77e8b7d58f0f51DeTonyeá Dickson7e98a45023dc137ba95092ff3caf6afa117bfa9eGeorgia Coffman2eeea1895771528c50f4f8862286f40ed5bca86dSarah Bredewegdd68d2c600bb628075e8a19cd07c512599136113Anna Bradleycfbe4bb7c35e805cef3dc9da5ec0feae175345f9Lauren Bluthardtb33979021009873436c1ead723e38b38815ea84aMichael Averillb9e5070fb9af7bebdfca88e8a6cb248c11698a75Mackenzie Knudson4eb967a91a5eacce33bda65114cd38a0289038b0Chloe Makdad9e33671ff99838e971479cd05e94738bd9901705Gillian Battung71a67794fff2bf5886b30241cd834f8d46075770Brendan Baranyai90874beab25b9a68bd5ceb5f435b56b134b59dcfBlake Babec5bdddbf9d8020f45e9767c0d74027d68fd2389d4Tori Templinffe80215bd308a5ea84696c44f5385c286293015Duncan Stoneddf92dd69a2159f95e30ba46aac2dc8442d8dd7cMorgan Stokes4197eb58c6db21f07c116d77646c6581b26955c6Emily Shoemakeraa34e09f42895772eabe715a271d5aa262820288Elliot Sheltonede8d05024d94b41136695b2b3e05a922065c93fEthan Schippdd39c7028afb159f50ad6fac64a2ac0d04f58235Matthew Moraw4b546cfe740c45d10312f7f6de8d9e0a7c8e64e2Christopher Marcheseaf91872d219be51f931acd8d65ccd33ce62b8697
Vaccinations
12020-09-04T00:33:17-07:00Sam Nakis185bea5095b47ea2672986bb919a3d0baeb1d1f43630010Alec Neitzelplainpublished2020-05-06T09:56:20-07:00Jennifer Coronado19329f168380c28707819a006595490f48e1ea60Vaccination has been an essential tool to reducing mortality from infectious diseases. It works as a primary prevention from infection and it is a cost-effective method to improving public health. While vaccination is helpful as a method to assist in preventing diseases, it is necessary that there are a certain amount of individuals who are receiving these vaccines. If the amount of vaccination does not have enough coverage, it will not be as effective. Providing the amount of coverage needed to protect the public in West Africa has been an important public health issue.
Global improvements for childhood vaccination have increased the amount of children who received the third dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine (DTP3) by a year increased from 5% in 1974 to 86% in 2015. However, West Africa still has regional differences, only having 69% coverage with Central Africa compared to 79% in East and South Africa. Additionally, vaccination is widely varied in the countries of West Africa (Kazungu & Adetifa, 2017). This issue of variation in immunization coverage is correlated with the healthcare systems present in these countries as well as the equity gap. These systems have a weak healthcare structure that stems from a lack of financing and planning for immunizations in the context of the whole country (Wariri et al., 2019). In order for these countries to improve upon the coverage of vaccination, it is necessary that there is a change in the structure of their healthcare systems.
12020-03-05T13:05:51-08:00Ebola Vaccine Study in West Africa2April 3, 2017: Study volunteer receives inoculation at Redemption Hospital in Monrovia on the opening day in Liberia of PREVAC, a Phase 2 Ebola vaccine trial in West Africa.plainpublished2020-03-05T13:10:25-08:00
