1. Medicine in Africa: Humanitarianism

2. Why is humanitarianism important to understanding medical history in Africa?
Origins of medical humanitarianism = missionaries
NGOs started work through them
Humanitarians influential in dictating healthcare agendas
It is the main way that we encounter health in Africa

3. Lecture Outline
Agendas of medical humanitarians
Ex: Leprosy, HIV/AIDS
Consequences
Failures: ex. Neglect, Polio, HIV/AIDS
Successes: ex. Leprosy
African Responses

4. Biomedical Care for Leprosy Patients in Uganda (1947-48)
Government
Hospitals
Mission Leprosy Settlements
No Biomedical Treatment

6. Agendas: Key Points
Efficacy: Is money being spent well?
Has an important cause been chosen?
Is the money helping the greatest possible number of people?
Public health vs. public good

7. Continuities

8. Continuities
Finite resources: treatment or prevention?

9. Continuities
Finite resources: treatment or prevention?
Compassion

10. Continuities
Finite resources: treatment or prevention?
Compassion
Salvation agenda

11. Continuities
Finite resources: treatment or prevention?
Compassion
Salvation agenda
Public ‘good’ over public health

12. Lecture Outline
Agendas of medical humanitarians
Ex: Leprosy, HIV/AIDS
Consequences
Failures: ex. Neglect, Polio, HIV/AIDS
Successes: ex. Leprosy
African Responses

13. Lecture Outline
Agendas of medical humanitarians
Ex: Leprosy, HIV/AIDS
Consequences
Failures: ex. Neglect, Polio, HIV/AIDS
Successes: ex. Leprosy
African Responses

14. Lecture Outline
Agendas of medical humanitarians
Ex: Leprosy, HIV/AIDS
Consequences
Failures: ex. Neglect, Polio, HIV/AIDS
Successes: ex. Leprosy
African Responses

16. Lecture Outline
Agendas of medical humanitarians
Ex: Leprosy, HIV/AIDS
Consequences
Failures: ex. Neglect, Polio, HIV/AIDS
Successes: ex. Leprosy
African Responses

17. Lecture Outline
Agendas of medical humanitarians
Ex: Leprosy, HIV/AIDS
Consequences
Failures: ex. Neglect, Polio, HIV/AIDS
Successes: ex. Leprosy
African Responses

18. Lecture Outline
Agendas of medical humanitarians
Ex: Leprosy, HIV/AIDS
Consequences
Failures: ex. Neglect, Polio, HIV/AIDS
Successes: ex. Leprosy
African Responses

19. Lecture Outline
Agendas of medical humanitarians
Ex: Leprosy, HIV/AIDS
Consequences
Failures: ex. Neglect, Polio, HIV/AIDS
Successes: ex. Leprosy
African Responses