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PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS: LESSONS FROM THE AFRICAN CONTINENT WITHIN THE SUB-SAHARA

Authors:
Benjamin Poku and Jean Leopold Kabambi

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Benjamin Poku1 and Jean Leopold Kabambi2
1. Assistant Professor, Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management(DPEM) Arkansas State University-Jonesboro
2. School of public Health, University of Montreal

MLA 8
Poku, Benjamin, and Jean Leopold Kabambi. "GLOBALIZATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN RURAL ZONES: LESSONS FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 6, no. 10, Oct. 2021, pp. 3686-3695, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i10.003. Accessed Oct. 2021.
APA 6
Poku, B., & Kabambi, J. (2021, October). GLOBALIZATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN RURAL ZONES: LESSONS FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 6(10), 3686-3695. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i10.003
Chicago
Poku, Benjamin, and Jean Leopold Kabambi. "GLOBALIZATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN RURAL ZONES: LESSONS FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 6, no. 10 (October 2021), 3686-3695. Accessed October, 2021. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i10.003.

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Abstract:
Distant rural regions of the sub-Sahara Africa are often coveted by foreign investing companies for their natural resources .However; the rural populations do not always take advantage of economic benefits resulting from those investing activities. These increasing activities do not leave without harm the health of rural communities as they rely on community-based traditional and ancestral practices such as fishing and hunting, traditional medicine, spiritual ceremonies among others to survive. We aimed to analyze selected indicators of public health in rural zones highly impacted by globalization factors using existing database and literature research. Given the complexity of the situation, efforts and strategies to mitigate the negative effect of globalization on the health of rural communities must include not only urgent and binding commitment of all stake holders but also a multi sectorial long-term approach to increase the health of rural SubSaharan African populations while taking advantages of local know-how.

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