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The Republic of Therapy: Triage and Sovereignty in West Africa’s Time of AIDS
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Cote-d'Ivoire and Triage in the Time of AIDS and the Crisis: Economies, Warriors, and the Erosion of Sovereignty is described.Abstract:
Acknowledgments Introduction: Cote-d'Ivoire and Triage in the Time of AIDS 1. Testimonials That Bind: Organizing Communities with HIV 2. Confessional Technologies: Conjuring the Self 3. Soldiers of God: Together and Apart 4. Life Itself: Triage and Therapeutic Citizenship 5. Biopower: Fevers, Tribes, and Bulldozers 6. The Crisis: Economies, Warriors, and the Erosion of Sovereignty 7. Uses and Pleasures: The Republic Inside Out Conclusion: Who Lives? Who Dies? Notes References Indexread more
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Informal m-health : how are young people using mobile phones to bridge healthcare gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Kate Hampshire,Gina Porter,Samuel Asiedu Owusu,Simon Mariwah,Albert Abane,Elsbeth Robson,Alister Munthali,Ariane deLannoy,Andisiwe Bango,Nwabisa Gunguluza,James Milner +10 more
TL;DR: It is argued that young people are endeavouring to lay claim to a digitally-mediated form of therapeutic citizenship, but that a lack of appropriate resources, social networks and skills ('digital capital'), combined with ongoing shortcomings in healthcare delivery, can compromise their ability to do this effectively.