Africa and Global Health Governance : Domestic Politics and International Str...
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Africa and Global Health Governance : Domestic Politics and International Str.... Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (). Africa and Global Health Governance : Domestic Politics and International Structures, Paperback by Patterson, Amy S., ISBN 1421424509, ISBN-13 9781421424507, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book examines the relationship between what global health institutions propose and the health policies and actions of African countries in terms of the AIDS pandemic, the 2 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and the increasing prevalence of noncommunicable diseases, particularly the role of African actors in global health diplomacy and policy implementation. It provides background on Africa’s health challenges, its patterns of involvement in global health governance, and why African states engage with global health governance in different ways (through acceptance, challenge, and ambivalence to global health governance), then discusses Africa’s shift from challenge to acceptance of global health governance on AIDS, the Ebola outbreak as an example of challenge, and actions on noncommunicable diseases as an example of ambivalence. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
