Title Africa and global health governance : domestic politics and international structures / Amy S. Patterson

Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource Contents African states and global health governance -- When all factors align : acceptance of global AIDS governance -- International confusion, local demands : challenging global health governance during the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak -- What is the problem? : ambivalence about global health governance of NCDS Summary Global health campaigns, development aid programs, and disaster relief groups have been criticized for falling into colonialist patterns, running roughshod over the local structure and authority of the countries in which they work. Far from powerless, however, African states play complex roles in health policy design and implementation. In Africa and Global Health Governance, Amy S. Patterson focuses on AIDS, the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak, and noncommunicable diseases to demonstrate why and how African states accept, challenge, or remain ambivalent toward global health policies, structures, and norms. Employing in-depth analysis of media reports and global health data, Patterson also relies on interviews and focus-group discussions to give voice to the various agents operating within African health care systems, including donor representatives, state officials, NGOs, community-based groups, health activists, and patients. Showing the variety within broader patterns, this clearly written book demonstrates that Africa's role in global health governance is dynamic and not without agency. Patterson shows how, for example, African leaders engage with international groups, attempting to maintain their own leadership while securing the aid their people need. Her findings will benefit health and development practitioners, scholars, and students of global health governance and African politics Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject World health -- International cooperation Medical policy -- Africa World health. Medical policy. Health services administration. International cooperation. Politics, Practical. Global Health Health Policy Health Services Administration International Cooperation Politics Communicable Disease Control politics. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. Medical policy SUBJECT Africa. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001531 Africa Subject Africa Form Electronic book ISBN 9781421424514 1421424517 1421424517

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