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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • The first book devoted to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) which is at once authoritative, accessible and presented both thematically and with a place-specific focus
  • Contextualizes the importance of SRHR within core global agendas, notably universal healthcare/health coverage and sustainable development
  • Examines the myriad and contentious gender issues, including political priorities and power relations, challenges to cultural norms, and other social determinants that are crucial in assessing present failures and stubborn obstacles to the achievement of sustainable development in countries across sub-Saharan Africa

Part of the book series: Global Research in Gender, Sexuality and Health (GRGSH)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

About this book

This book provides a clear and detailed examination of why it is so difficult to secure comprehensive political engagement and actionable, effective policy on sexual and reproductive health rights in sub-Saharan Africa. In an engaging analysis, Nana Poku employs expert knowledge to examine the prospects for large-scale improvements. He explores not only the full range of normative sensitivities, but also conceptual misunderstandings, legal difficulties and complex challenges of securing and maintaining adequate funding while AIDS remains a pandemic in the region. Up-to-date, succinct yet highly detailed, lucid and compelling in its diagnoses of highly complex issues, this book is a valuable, accessible study of a topic that is regional in focus but with clear global implications.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

    Nana K. Poku

About the author

Nana K. Poku is the Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Executive Director of the Health Economics and AIDS Research Division (HEARD). He currently serves as the Principal Advisor to the United Nations Secretary General on Africa and his work on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights is funded by Swedish International Development Corporation (SIDA). He was formerly Executive Director, United Nations Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (2003–5) and Director of Operational Research, World Bank AIDS Treatment Acceleration Programme (2004–6).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Authors: Nana K. Poku

  • Series Title: Global Research in Gender, Sexuality and Health

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8502-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-8501-2Published: 04 February 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-8504-3Published: 04 February 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-8502-9Published: 03 February 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2523-7683

  • Series E-ISSN: 2523-7691

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 125

  • Topics: Gender and Sexuality, Medical Sociology, Medicine/Public Health, general

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Softcover Book USD 59.99
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Hardcover Book USD 59.99
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