Medical Eponyms and Toponyms in Tropical Africa
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Eponyms have been adopted in medicine to honour pioneering doctors who perceived previously unrecognised entities in medical science. There is a curious absence of eponyms for indigenous doctors and patients owning it in tropical Africa. A historical explanation might be the bigotry of colonialism and a colour-bar psyche which unreasonably precluded diversity in medical education in the past. Nevertheless, there are several toponyms with vernacular etymology for African diseases. The achievements of Zambian medico-political avant-gardists have not been adequately highlighted in the medical literature.
Source: Medical Journal of Zambia
Authors: Dr MSS PATEL, Dr K Saasa
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414813731
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