Matian van Soest, born in 1984, is a social and cultural anthropologist with a regional focus on Eastern Africa and a thematic interest in infectious diseases. He works as scientific coordinator of the collaborative research center »Future Rural Africa« at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne and is a member of the AG Medical Anthropology of the German Anthropological Association.

• Introduction; Malaria: A brief overview; Ethnographic research in Uganda: Language and ethics in the field; Kampala's urban fringe: Socio-economic dynamics and transformations; Providing malaria treatment: Different forms of healthcare in Uganda; Coping with malaria: Facets of health seeking; Agriculture in the urban fringe: The ambivalent role of wetlands; Conclusion.

Matian van Soest, born in 1984, is a social and cultural anthropologist with a regional focus on Eastern Africa and a thematic interest in infectious diseases. He works as scientific coordinator of the collaborative research center »Future Rural Africa« at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne and is a member of the AG Medical Anthropology of the German Anthropological Association.

• Introduction; Malaria: A brief overview; Ethnographic research in Uganda: Language and ethics in the field; Kampala's urban fringe: Socio-economic dynamics and transformations; Providing malaria treatment: Different forms of healthcare in Uganda; Coping with malaria: Facets of health seeking; Agriculture in the urban fringe: The ambivalent role of wetlands; Conclusion.

Matian van Soest, born in 1984, is a social and cultural anthropologist with a regional focus on Eastern Africa and a thematic interest in infectious diseases. He works as scientific coordinator of the collaborative research center »Future Rural Africa« at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne and is a member of the AG Medical Anthropology of the German Anthropological Association.

• Introduction; Malaria: A brief overview; Ethnographic research in Uganda: Language and ethics in the field; Kampala's urban fringe: Socio-economic dynamics and transformations; Providing malaria treatment: Different forms of healthcare in Uganda; Coping with malaria: Facets of health seeking; Agriculture in the urban fringe: The ambivalent role of wetlands; Conclusion.