Forced removals embodied as tuberculosis

Eugene T. Richardson, Carl D. Morrow, Theodore Ho, Nicole Fürst, Rebekkah Cohelia, Khai Hoan Tram, Paul E. Farmer and Robin Wood

Social Science & Medicine, 2016, vol. 161, issue C, 13-18

Abstract: South Africa has one of the worst tuberculosis burdens in the world. Several ecological forces have contributed to this, including high HIV prevalence; failing TB control strategies; crowded, poorly ventilated indoor environments—including the complex web of political and economic interests which produce them; the development of racial capitalism; and mining and migration. In the following study, we measure CO2 levels in public transport to investigate the role extended commutes from peri-urban settlements to urban sites of work—a direct result of forced removals—potentially play in propagating the TB epidemic in Cape Town, South Africa.

Keywords: Forced removals; Tuberculosis; Embodiment; Rebreathed air; South Africa; Biosocial; Critical theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.05.015

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