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An Ambulance on Safari by Melissa Diane Armstrong sheds light on the important role of healthcare for South Africans living in exile during the anti-apartheid struggle. This book delves into the African National Congress (ANC)'s multidimensional role in exile, examining how it provided emergency treatment while also creating political legitimacy and advocating for national interests on a global stage. According to Armstrong, she initially came upon the topic of the ANC's expansion of its medical sector when beginning her Master's studies at Oxford University in 2012. Driven by her discoveries regarding the ANC's well documented endeavours, she continued to explore this subject during her PhD studies. Eventually, she converted her PhD thesis into a publication, An Ambulance on Safari, incorporating significant new information she had been unable to include in her original dissertation. An Ambulance on Safari explores the ANC's move into exile, documenting the history of the ANC's Health Department, while incorporating personal accounts of exile journeys and those who were involved in providing health care from the early 1960s to 1990.
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