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Managing Health in Africa

The Health Systems Perspective
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An authoritative analysis of the challenges of public health management in Africa, with concrete suggestions on how to overcome them. The three authors have a combined experience of more than 83 years in national and international health work. The topics they cover include the status of public health in Africa today; integrated health services delivery; community involvement in health policy planning and formulation, and health services delivery; health workforce planning, recruitment and retention; availability and management of essential medicines and medical supplies; the role of health technologies in health services delivery; health financing and resource mobilization for health; and monitoring and evaluation of public health programmes. The book has close to 400 pages, with more than 50 illustrations. It will be an invaluable resource for decision makers, students in schools of medicine, all bodies and organizations involved in international health work, all health practitioners, community leaders, health activists, and all those interested in advancing public health in Africa. The book comes in colour and B&W, and is available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook form.

Author Biography:

Dr Tumusiime was born in Uganda in 1958. His areas of expertise are Epidemiology, Health Policy Development, Health Reform, Programme Management and Public Health Planning. He is currently Team Leader and oversees Health Service Delivery for the governments of the 47 Member Countries of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo. He has been with WHO since 2000 and has held several senior positions in his areas of expertise within that Organization. Before Dr Tumusiime joined WHO, he served the Government of Uganda as Senior Programme Officer, Assistant Commissioner for Health Services, Deputy Director of Rural and Urban Health Services, and Medical Officer. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University in the USA with an M Sc and a PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He holds the Doctor of Medicine and a postgraduate diploma in Public Health from Makerere University in Uganda and a certificate in Planning and Management of District Health Services from the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Dr Tumusiime has served on scores of taskforces, has consulted for dozens of international bodies active in health development and management, and is a member of many professional societies. He has published 27 papers in his areas of expertise. He is married, has 4 children, and lives and works in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. Jennifer Nyoni was born in 1961 in Zambia. Her areas of expertise are Management of Human Resources; Health Systems Assessment, Policy and Planning; and Monitoring and Evaluation. Since April 2001, she has served the Regional Office of the World Health Organization in Brazzaville, Congo, as Technical Officer in charge of Human Resources for Health (HRH) Management now in the Health Service Delivery Systems Development Unit. In this role, she advises a group of 47 governments on health workforce (HWF) management systems planning and policy development and implementation, capacity building, and health system strengthening in general. Before Jennifer joined WHO, she served the Government of Zambia as Director, Human Resources and Administration; Manager, Human Resources Administrative Systems; Human Resources Development Specialist; Chief Human Resources Development Officer, among other functions. Ms Nyoni holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Pittsburgh in the USA and a BA degree in Public Administration and Industrial Sociology from the University of Zambia. She also holds various certificates in her areas of expertise from internships in Ottawa, Canada; Dublin, Ireland; and London, United Kingdom. She has published some 15 papers on the theory and practice of human resources development.
Release date NZ
July 31st, 2018
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
50 illustrations
Pages
346
Series
Dimensions
152x229x21
ISBN-13
9780998085708
Product ID
28333531

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