Mosquitoes, malaria and health segregation in Freetown Sierra Leone

  • O' Dochartaigh, K. (Invited speaker)
  • Edward Lawrenson (Invited speaker)
  • Martin Gorsky (Assessor)

Activity: Academic talk or presentation typesInvited talk

Description

Presentation exploring the colonial urban history of malaria control, through the story of Ronald Ross’s 1899 report into mosquito transmission and safety in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Presetnation to Students and Academics (24 online, 16 in person)
Period30 Oct 2024
Held atLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • Architectural history
  • Colonialism
  • Sierra Leone
  • Malaria
  • Health Segregation
  • Tropical Modernism
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Disease
  • Health policy