ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book explains the History of Public Health contains vivid accounts of health problems in ancient human settlements such as Kahun in Egypt, the Indus Valley in India, and Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus Valley and Harapa in the Punjab. It also explains the journey into exploring public health elements of spatial policies by analyzing the role of ideology in shaping these elements. The book focuses on public health within the broader context of the European colonial project in Africa. Traffic accidents rank tenth among Africa's public health threats. It is true that a substantial proportion of the accidents result from the incompetence of drivers and poorly maintained vehicles. The sanitary reforms movement in Britain and Europe in general has contemporary relevance. A bite from an anopheles mosquito infected with the plasmodium parasite causes malaria in people and some animals.
