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SUMMARY:Metabolic disorder\, global health and ‘noncommunicable’ disea
 se in Malawi - Prof Megan Vaughan\, UCL
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CONTACT:Victoria Jones
DESCRIPTION:This paper examines how the concept of ‘metabolic disorder
 ’ or ‘metabolic syndrome’ has been applied to the collection of glob
 al health metrics on ‘noncommunicable’ disease in Malawi. It argues th
 at though the contemporary science of metabolism points to complexity and 
 contingency\, its application in this context has led to a narrowing in un
 derstanding of the drivers of epidemiological change. I point to some alte
 rnative understandings of these changes and also draw briefly on the insig
 hts gained from interviews with older Malawians. The latter highlight two 
 related issues : exposure to chemical pollutants and accelerated growth.
LOCATION:Seminar Room S1 Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge
  CB3 9DT
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