Home Care Nursing in Africa

Africa has a diversed rich cultural heritage spanning over centuries. Modern health care has been a major challenge which several countries in Africa has poor health indices. The tertiary health institutions are over burden, home care nursing is growing in Africa and faced with undaunted challenges. It has not been generally accepted due to culture and religion. Most Africa Countries has no legal system for home care nursing. This book is to educate government, health care professionals and Non - governmental organisations to understand the concept of home care nursing and its fundamental root in public health services. It is a reource material to all nurses and understand the concept of home care nursing in Africa. This is the first of its kind with African Researchers, Educators, and Clinicians as contributors and Editors. It basically address the uniqueness of Africa Health Care Delivery with the history of nursing in Africa to the recent new tier of health system - Home Care Nursing