| The West African medical staff and the administration of Imperial tropical medicine, 1902-14. | |
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PMID: 20722228 Owner: HMD Status: MEDLINE |
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Established in 1902, the West African Medical Staff (WAMS) brought together the six medical departments of British West Africa. Its formation also followed the foundation of schools of tropical medicine in London and Liverpool. While the 'white' dominions were at the centre of Joseph Chamberlain's ambitions of erecting a system of imperial preference, the tropical colonies were increasingly tethered to the future security and prosperity of Greater Britain. Therefore, politicians and businessmen considered the WAMS and the new tropical medicine important first steps for making Britain's West African possessions healthier and more profitable regions of the empire. However, rather than realising these goals, significant structural barriers, and the self-interest and conservatism this helped breed among medical officers, made the application of even the most basic public health measures extremely challenging. Like many policies emanating from Whitehall during this period, what made the WAMS and the new tropical medicine thoroughly imperial was nothing accomplished in practice, but the hopes and aspirations placed in them. |
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Authors:
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Ryan Johnson |
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of imperial and commonwealth history Volume: 38 ISSN: 0308-6534 ISO Abbreviation: J Imp Commonw Hist Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-19 Completed Date: 2010-09-30 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100968783 Medline TA: J Imp Commonw Hist Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 419-39 Citation Subset: Q |
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Africa, Western
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ethnology Colonialism / history Economic Development / history, legislation & jurisprudence Great Britain / ethnology History, 20th Century Medical Staff* / education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology Politics Preventive Health Services* / economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence Public Health Practice* / economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence Public Policy* / economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence Schools, Medical / history Schools, Public Health / history, legislation & jurisprudence Tropical Medicine* / education, history |
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