Nothing but nets a biography of global health science and its objects / Kirsten Moore-Sheeley.

Contents Introduction. Making Evidence-Based Global Health in Africa -- The Scientific Object: Becoming the Right Tool for the Job -- The Biomedical Technology: From Kenyan Particulars to Global Universals -- The Technology of Neoliberal Policy: Taking Insecticide-Treated Nets to Market -- The Global Health Commodity: Selling the Value of Saving Lives -- The Domestic Technology: Making Healthy Homes in Kenya -- Conclusion. Lessons for Global Health and Malaria Control in a Precarious Age.
Abstract "This book tracks the life history of insecticide-treated nets to explain how and why this technology became a cornerstone of global malaria control in the twenty first century"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 183-223) and index.
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LCCN 2023003978
ISBN9781421447575 (hardcover)
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