A theme issue "by, for, and about" Africa

doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7493.684

BMJ 2005;330:684-685 (26 March), doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7493.684

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A theme issue "by, for, and about" Africa

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2005, it seems, is the year of Africa.^1
2 As world leaders gatheredin Davos to discuss debt relief and pop stars re-released theirpoverty anthem, the world's attention is drawn to magnificentAfrica—a continent of vast cultural and regional diversityand potential but plagued by extreme poverty and disease.

The Roll Back Malaria campaign reports that of the 300 millionacute cases of malaria each year around the world (which resultin 1 million deaths), over 90% occur in Africa. These mostlyaffect children under the age of 5.³ A new UN report estimatesthat more than 80 million Africans will die of AIDS by 2025,and another 90 million—more than one in 10 people on thecontinent—will become infected.⁴ Tuberculosis, maternalmortality, domestic violence, and undernutrition pose furtherhealth challenges.

Undoubtedly, these are problems of poverty. Despite substantialgrowth in the global economy over the past half century, . . . [Full text of this article]

Jimmy Volmink, professor and chair of primary health care

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa

Lola Dare, chief executive officer

Center for Health Sciences Training, Research, and Development International, Ibadan, Nigeria

Jocalyn Clark, associate editor

BMJ, jclark@bmj.com

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