An Introduction to the Medical History of Ethiopia
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (911 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0932415458 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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. From the Back Cover For all who are interested in traditional medicine and the development of medical practices, this text by one of the world's leading Ethiopianists looks at the traditional and modern medicine as it evolved from 1800 to the present
He served for almost a decade as librarian of the Royal Asiatic Society in London, but is currently back at the Institute of Ethiopian Studies in Addis Ababa. Richard Pankhurst, a prolific writer on Ethiopian history and culture, taught for many years at Addis Ababa where he founded the University's Institute of Ethiopian Studies. He was awarded the International Prize for Ethiop
John Cavanaugh said Glad to have learned from this book. Well-researched, informative, not only about medicine but also about Ethiopian history. Would be interested to learn more of Ethiopia's more recent medical history, including re how the Ethiopian diet affects health.
The high incidence of eye complaints in the eastern provinces is likewise evident from the statistics of the Russian Red Cross mission of 1896, which indicate that such cases accounted for 30% of its consultations in Harar as compared with only 12% in Addis Ababa.. These regions, because of the sand and dust in the air, and the glare of the cloudless sky, often suffered from a higher than average incidence of eye disease. The value of these rains impressed observers such as the Englishman Charles Rey, who, writing of Addis Ababa in the 1920s, observed that after seven or eight months one looked forward to "the coming fierce downpours, to bring freshness to the air and cleanliness to the town." His compatriot Christine Sandford agreed that the weather did much to