The history of blood transfusion in Sub-Saharan Africa /

Schneider, William H. 1945-

The history of blood transfusion in Sub-Saharan Africa / William H. Schneider. - 1 online resource (251 pages) - Perspectives on global health .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Blood transfusion before the Second World War -- Blood transfusion from 1945 to independence -- Blood transfusion in independent African countries -- Who got blood? : indications for the use of blood transfusion, 1945/2000 -- Who gave blood? -- Blood transfusion and health risk before and after the AIDS epidemic -- African blood transfusion in the context of global health.

9780821444535 (ebook)


AIDS (Disease)--Epidemiology.
Blood banks--Risk management--Africa.
Blood--Transfusion--History.--Africa


Electronic books.

RM171 / .S34 2013eb

362.1784096