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An African network of medical and health humanities academics, artists, healers and activists.

An African network of medical and health humanities academics, artists, healers and activists.

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Conversations about Arts, Humanities and Health with Dr Chisomo Kalinga (University of Edinburgh) and Dr Carla Tsampiras (University of Cape Town)
Breathlessness as a social obstruct
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Transformative Breath: Ana Laura Funes, Arthur Rose, Giuseppe Capalbo
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Suffocation: Motlatski Khosi, Divine Fuh, Angelo Fick, Desiree Lewis
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Breathlessness as a social obstruct
Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash

The Medical and Health Humanities Africa Breath Symposium, which took place virtually at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, asks why breathlessness is invisible. The keynote address, given by Professor Jane Macnaughton, focused on the invisibility of those living with breathlessness. Macnaughton is a professor of medical humanities at Durham University in England.

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Opportunities

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MA in Medical Humanities at Durham University
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Lecturer for Undergraduate Study Abroad Programme in Global Health, Kruger National Park at the OTS Study Abroad in Global Health
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Postdoctoral Researcher at MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit
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Postdoctoral researcher for the DSI-NRF Centre for Excellence in Human Development
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Beth Vale

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Project: sex worker narratives

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Anastasia Koch

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Alison Swartz

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about mhha

Medical Health & Humanities Africa (MHHA) is a new open network which aims to bring practitioners and researchers across Africa together to develop work in this area, and to provide information on related initiatives across the world.

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