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Vet arm
Wie het economische en wetenschappelijke nieuws een beetje volgt, Afrika is booming. Maar hoewel de skylines en snelwegen in hoog tempo oprukken, blijven armoede en corruptie diep geworteld. Het klassieke dorp in de bocht van de rivier van Albert Schweitzer maakt snel plaats voor de sloppenwijken van de grote stad. In de komende twintig jaar zal de Afrikaanse stedelijke bevolking groeien van 390 miljoen in 2008 naar 1,3 miljard in 2050, waarvan het grootste deel in dit soort wijken zal wonen. Met alle gevolgen van dien. Tropenarts Steven van de Vijver woonde drie jaar lang in Nairobi, Kenia, waar hij onderzoek deed naar hart- en vaatziekten. In Vet arm vertelt hij over zijn ervaringen met de nieuwe generatie in de sloppenwijken van een van de grootste metropolen van het continent. Hier wisselen de derde wereld en moderniteit 3.0 elkaar in hoog tempo af. Ziektes als obesitas en suikerziekte groeien als kool, terwijl tyfus en kindersterfte nog welig tieren. Zogenaamde heksen worden op middeleeuwse wijze gestenigd, terwijl rekeningen alleen nog maar via mobiele telefoon worden betaald. Welkom in het hedendaagse Afrikaanse dorpje in de bocht van de rivier.
195 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 11, 2015
About the author
Steven van de Vijver
6 books1 followerWhile studying medicine Steven van de Vijver worked in Ethiopia, India, Australia and the United States and published about that in several magazines.
After graduating in tropical medicine he worked for MSF in the Democratic Republic of Congo for 9 months. About this period he wrote the successful "Afrika is besmettelijk" (Africa is contagious). In November 2009 he published his second book "Moderne helden" (Modern heroes), a series of interviews with people who have managed to positively change the world in a substantial manner. In January 2011 Van den Vijvers published "Is dat normaal dokter" (Is that normal, doctor) about his experiences as a general practitioner.
In October 2015 Van de Vijver received his doctorate for his research into cardiovascular diseases in Nairobi, Kenya, where he lived with his family for 3 years. In the same year he wrote a book about his experiences in that country.
After graduating in tropical medicine he worked for MSF in the Democratic Republic of Congo for 9 months. About this period he wrote the successful "Afrika is besmettelijk" (Africa is contagious). In November 2009 he published his second book "Moderne helden" (Modern heroes), a series of interviews with people who have managed to positively change the world in a substantial manner. In January 2011 Van den Vijvers published "Is dat normaal dokter" (Is that normal, doctor) about his experiences as a general practitioner.
In October 2015 Van de Vijver received his doctorate for his research into cardiovascular diseases in Nairobi, Kenya, where he lived with his family for 3 years. In the same year he wrote a book about his experiences in that country.
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