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Ilha Niohuru's book, "Healthcare and Disease Burden in Africa: The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Public Health," provides a comprehensive analysis of healthcare systems and disease burden in Africa. The book focuses on mental health and wellbeing and examines various socioeconomic factors that influence healthcare decision-making in eight selected countries. It highlights the shift from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa and discusses the challenges faced in improving healthcare infrastructure and resource allocation. The book also addresses issues of healthcare affordability, scarcity of health resources, and the potential of technology and social media in improving healthcare access. While the book acknowledges progress in healthcare systems, it emphasizes the need for improved data collection and analysis methods to inform healthcare policy and practice in Africa. [Extracted from the article]

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The article discusses the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, highlighting the challenges faced in healthcare and the impact of lockdown measures. Topics include issues related to access to healthcare, undernutrition, and poverty. The second sentence focuses on the emergence of community pantries as a unique response to government inefficiencies in providing assistance during the pandemic.

"Enlightened Immunity: Mexico's Experiments with Disease Prevention in the Age of Reason" by Paul Ramirez explores disease prevention in colonial Mexico during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The book is divided into two parts: "Contagion" and "Immunization." The first part examines how Mexican society attempted to prevent disease through religious processions, folk medicine, and self-help manuals. The second part focuses on the acceptance and promotion of inoculation and vaccination by the colonial Mexican government. The book highlights the challenges faced in achieving widespread immunization and provides insights into the state of public health in colonial Mexico. [Extracted from the article]

. Edited by James L. Kirkland, S. Jay Olshansky, and George M. Martin. Cold Spring Harbor (New York): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. $55.30. xiii + 246 p.; ill.; index. ISBN: 9781621824312 (hc); 9781621824329 (eb). 2024. [Extracted from the article]