Prestige Tatenda, Makanga2021-10-072021-10-072021978-3-030-63470-4978-3-030-63471-1 (eBook)2522-80052522-8013 (Electronic)http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/528This introductory section summarizes the key characteristics of health and medical geography. It also illustrates how these characteristics have shaped what’s currently known concerning the practice health geography in Africa. The chapter ends by briefly describing the different chapters of the book and how these illustrate the diverse character of the practice of health geography in Africa.Health geography · Medical geography · Health and space · Health and place · Geo-enabled health decisionsBook