oa South African Medical Journal - Principles of Medicine in Africa, David Mabey, Geoffrey Gill, Eldryd Parry, Martin W. Weber and Christopher J.M. Whitty (Eds.) : book review - izindaba

Abstract

This is the 4th edition of this important book, which was first published in 1976, and a far thicker tome than the original. As implied by the title, the scope of the publication is huge - medicine in Africa, arguably one of the more interesting continents in terms of pathology. And that pathology is not always driven by disease-causing organisms, as the opening section of the book reminds us, covering people and the environment, food and nutrition, refugees and disasters, and how to manage a health service.