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This introductory chapter illuminates the connection between health and development in Africa and argues for enhanced recognition of the centrality of geography to health. It also provides a general overview of the subdiscipline of health and medical geography and presents a general outline of the book.
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Adewoyin, Y. (2023). Health, Diseases and Development: An Introduction to Health and Medical Geography in Africa. In: Adewoyin, Y. (eds) Health and Medical Geography in Africa. Global Perspectives on Health Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41268-4_1
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