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1. The Appropriation of the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme in the Sociocultural Context of West Africa: The Contribution of the Department 'Heritage Professions' of the University Gaston Berger of Saint-Louis of Senegal to a Better Management of Oral Archives

Author

Diop, Papa Momar, Albert, Marie-Theres, Series Editor, Yang, Minja, Series Editor, Aebischer, Verena, Editorial Board Member, Cameron, Christina, Editorial Board Member, Cave, Claire, Editorial Board Member, Droste, Magdalena, Editorial Board Member, Harris, Jennifer, Editorial Board Member, Pereira Roders, Ana, Editorial Board Member, Ringbeck, Birgitta, Editorial Board Member, Robertson-von Trotha, Caroline Y., Editorial Board Member, von Schorlemer, Sabine, Editorial Board Member, Silverman, Helaine, Editorial Board Member, Ströter-Bender, Jutta, Editorial Board Member, Edmondson, Ray, editor, Jordan, Lothar, editor, and Prodan, Anca Claudia, editor

Published
2020
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2. COVID-19 and Psychological Distress in Africa

Author

Ndasauka, Yamikani

Subjects
Africa, Africanness, anxiety, Covid-19 pandemic, consciousness, depression, disinformation, Ebola Viral Disease, Ethics, eastern Africa, Infodemic, Learners with disabilities, Malawi, mental health, mental health experiences, misinformation, Pandemic, Perception, Phenomenology, Preventative Measures, Psychological distress, south Africa, Vaccine Hesitancy, western Africa, Zimbabwe, bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JM Psychology, bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JM Psychology::JMP Abnormal psychology
Abstract

This timely book draws on unique African experiences to explore the intersection between mental health and African communitarianism in the context of COVID-19, giving voice to the perspectives of vulnerable populations facing pre-existing challenges such as depression, anxiety, and stress. Advancing knowledge and contributing to the global debate about the effects of the pandemic on the psychological well-being of African people, chapters critique the role of media, information, misinformation, and disinformation during this period on individual- and community-based mental health. Using a holistic approach, the book highlights the need to prioritise the localising of mental health systems and clinical services to provide a better standard of care and comprehensive, context-specific mental health interventions that consider the heterogeneity within and between African regions. The book demonstrates through nuanced evidence and analysis that communitarian perspectives allow African societies to balance collective solidarity with individual well-being to benefit overall mental health. Ultimately drawing on communal values and localised knowledge to cultivate resilience to fight the psychosocial impacts of COVID-19 in Africa, the book will be of interest to scholars, postgraduate students and researchers exploring psychology, philosophy of mental health, and public health policy more broadly, as well as and cultural studies and the sociology of pandemics.

Published
2024
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3. Utilizing Remote Sensing at a Subsistence Farming Level to Explore Child Undernutrition in the Context of Climate Change

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Sorgho, Raissa, Jonas, Franke, Simboro, Seraphin, Barteit, Sandra, Sauerborn, Rainer, Abdalla, Hassan, Series editor, Abdul Mannan, Md., Series editor, Alalouch, Chaham, Series editor, Attia, Sahar, Series editor, Boemi, Sofia Natalia, Series editor, Bougdah, Hocine, Series editor, Bozonnet, Emmanuel, Series editor, De Bonis, Luciano, Series editor, Hawkes, Dean, Series editor, Kostopoulou, Stella, Series editor, Mahgoub, Yasser, Series editor, Mesbah Elkaffas, Saleh, Series editor, Mohareb, Nabil, Series editor, O. Gawad, Iman, Series editor, Oostra, Mieke, Series editor, Pignatta, Gloria, Series editor, Pisello, Anna Laura, Series editor, Rosso, Federica, Series editor, Kallel, Amjad, editor, Ksibi, Mohamed, editor, Ben Dhia, Hamed, editor, and Khélifi, Nabil, editor

Published
2018
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