{"product_id":"biomedical-hegemony-and-democracy-in-south-africa-paperback","title":"Biomedical Hegemony and Democracy in South Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNgambouk Vitalis Pemunta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTabi Chama-James Tabenyang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBiomedical Hegemony and Democracy in South Africa\u003c\/i\u003e Ngambouk Vitalis Pemunta and Tabi Chama-James Tabenyang unpack the contentious South African government's post-apartheid policy framework of the ''return to tradition policy''. The conjuncture between deep sociopolitical crises, witchcraft, the ravaging HIV\/AIDS pandemic and the government's initial reluctance to adopt antiretroviral therapy turned away desperate HIV\/AIDS patients to traditional healers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on historical sources, policy documents and ethnographic interviews, Pemunta and Tabenyang convincingly demonstrate that despite biomedical hegemony, patients and members of their therapy-seeking group often shuttle between modern and traditional medicine, thereby making both systems of healthcare complementary rather than alternatives. They draw the attention of policy-makers to the need to be aware of ''subaltern health narratives'' in designing health policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNgambouk Vitalis Pemunta\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D, (2009), Central European University, is lecturer of Global Health at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Gothenburg. He has (co-)authored three monographs and scholarly articles on sexual and reproductive health, and environmental governance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTabi Chama-James Tabenyang\u003c\/b\u003e holds an MA in Social Anthropology from Walters Sisulu University, South Africa and is a doctoral candidate in the same field at the University of Bayreuth, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9.21 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48067828252931,"sku":"9789004524415","price":143.61,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/1UFFtxYwrf9789004524415.webp?v=1777963837","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-ie\/products\/biomedical-hegemony-and-democracy-in-south-africa-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}