Melissa Diane Armstrong holds a PhD in African history and is studying medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.

“In chronicling the history of the African National Congress’s Health Department during decades in exile, Melissa Diane Armstrong has admirably furthered our understanding of the role of health care in the movement to end apartheid. Armstrong admits, the story remains far from complete. But her work, well worth the read, is part of an essential endeavor to detail South African health care in the liminal space between unyielding oppression and promised liberation.” Bulletin of the History of Medicine

Melissa Diane Armstrong holds a PhD in African history and is studying medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.

“In chronicling the history of the African National Congress’s Health Department during decades in exile, Melissa Diane Armstrong has admirably furthered our understanding of the role of health care in the movement to end apartheid. Armstrong admits, the story remains far from complete. But her work, well worth the read, is part of an essential endeavor to detail South African health care in the liminal space between unyielding oppression and promised liberation.” Bulletin of the History of Medicine

Melissa Diane Armstrong holds a PhD in African history and is studying medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.

“In chronicling the history of the African National Congress’s Health Department during decades in exile, Melissa Diane Armstrong has admirably furthered our understanding of the role of health care in the movement to end apartheid. Armstrong admits, the story remains far from complete. But her work, well worth the read, is part of an essential endeavor to detail South African health care in the liminal space between unyielding oppression and promised liberation.” Bulletin of the History of Medicine