Injected with fear: the legacy of colonial era vaccination programs
4 Mar 2024, 16:39 GMT
Topic: World
Source URL: https://www.dw.com/en/injected-with-fear-the-legacy-of-colonial-era-vaccination-programs/audio-68410594?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss
Tropical medicine boomed as European powers claimed territories in Africa. Germany sent the famed Robert Koch and many others to the colonies to find cures to tropical illnesses - but also to test new medicines. This shadowy practice led to Africans being mistreated, and many died in the process, leaving a legacy of physical and psychological trauma that has never been properly cured.