Colonial health services were established in the colonial state, to serve colonial administrators, missionaries and traders as their primary aim.
Colonial health services were established in the colonial state, to serve colonial administrators, missionaries and traders as their primary aim.
The following are impacts of Colonial health
Urbanization, people preferred to live in areas near social services such as near the health centers. These became to be among the reasons for the urbanization of some areas e.g. Peramiho in Songea.
Discouragement of African medicines: This was due to the fact that the natives medicine “herbs” were discouraged by the government, Christianity, educated natives and other Europeans.
Improvement of health: The handling of diseases improved the health of both the natives and Europeans hence the consolidation of European colonialism in Africa.
Creation of market: The handling of diseases improved the health centers, pharmacies etc., which were used as outlets of Europeans medical products in colonial Africa. This ensured a market for European industrial medicine in Africa.
It improved colonial production: The treatment of various diseases from the native peasants and the white settlers made people to be healthier hence improvement of labor force and colonial production in general.
Ensured employment: The establishment of many health centers in Africa ensures employment of the Europeans who seemed to lack employment in Europe e.g. the doctor, nurses etc.
Maintained racial segregation: The establishment of racially based on earth centers maintained the difference between races in colonial Africa. This increased African inferiority complex and white superiority complex in colonial Africa.
