An anthropological study of the social functions and meanings of medicines in different cultures.

This volume focuses on a number of important problem areas and issues, such as vaccination, reproductive health and AIDS, equity and community health financing, self-care and the use and distribution of pharmaceuticals, that confront health ...

This open access book explores how young people engage with chemical substances in their everyday lives.

"This is a narrative about a drug crisis still in the making. The story is mainly about the control and consumption of mood-regulating drugs, antidepressants like Prozac.

This handbook is designed to provide a framework for researching family planning provision in different cultural settings.

The authors of this book report on the experiences from successful treatment programs in three countries in sub-Saharan Africa at the forefront of the rollout of ARVs.