Medical missions in context -- Nursing, medicine, and mission in Ghana -- Shifting mission in rural Tanzania -- Catholic medical missions and transnational engagement in Nigeria -- Transnational collaboration in primary health care -- Appraising women religious and their mission work
Summary
In Into Africa, Barbra Mann Wall offers a transnational history that explores the intersection of religion, medicine, gender, race, and politics in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the years following World War II. The book highlights the importance of transnational partnerships, using the stories of four groups of European and American nuns to enhance our understanding of medical mission work and global change
