Governing Health Systems in Africa

Authors

Martyn T. Sama (ed)
Vinh-Kim Nguyen (ed)
Alfred Anangwe (ed)
Christopher Sama Molem (ed)
Richard Penn (ed)
Kibet A. Ngetich (ed)
Mugisha M. Mutabazi (ed)
Stella Nyanzi (ed)
Jane-Frances Agbu (ed)
Baze University, Catholic Youth Corpers Association, Commonwealth of Learning, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Creative Commons, Department for International Development, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, INEC, International Council for Distance Education (ICDE), International Council for Open and Distance Education, International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, National Open University of Nigeria, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), National Universities Commission, Nigerian Association of Clinical Psychologist, Nigerian Assoociation of Clinical Psychologist, Nigerian Psychological Association, Nigerian Psychological Association (NPA), Open Education Global, Open Polytechnic, Queen of the Rosary College, Shanghai Open University, University of Lagos, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Wright State University
Damaris S. Parsitau (ed)
Omar Massoud (ed)
Victor Bayemi (ed)
Christopher Sama Molem (ed)
Richard Penn (ed)
Sofiane Bouhdiba (ed)
Oupa Diossine Loppy (ed)
Farida Mecheri (ed)
Mbou André (ed)
Damaris Parsitau (ed)
Joachim Nyemeck Binam (ed)
Valère Nkelzok (ed)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.57054/codesria.pub.188

Keywords:

Africa, HIV/AIDS, private clinics

Synopsis

ISBN: 2-86978-182-2; ISBN 13: 9782869781825 ; 288 pages, 2008

Drawing on various disciplinary perspectives, this book re-focuses the debate on what makes a good health system, with a view to clarifying the uses of social science research in thinking about health care issues in Africa.

The explosion of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the persistence of malaria as a major killer, and the resurgence of diseases like tuberculosis which were previously under control, have brought about changes in the health system, with implications for its governance, especially in view of the diminished capacity of the public health facilities to cope with a complex range of expanded needs. Government responsibilities and objectives in the health sector have been redefined, with private sector entities (both for profit and not-for profit) playing an increasingly visible role in health care provisions.

The reasons for collaborative patterns vary, but chronic under-funding of publicly financed health services is often an important factor. Processes of decentralisation and health sector reforms have had mixed effects on health care system performance; while private health insurance markets and private clinics are pointers to a growing stratification of the health market, in line with the intensified income and social differentiation that has occurred over the last two decades. These developments call for health sector reforms.

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Author Biographies

Martyn T. Sama

Tropical Medicine Research Center, Kumba SW Province,Cameroon.

Vinh-Kim Nguyen

Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Alfred Anangwe

AIDS Focus, Ministry of Health Nairobi, Kenya.

Christopher Sama Molem

Department of Economic and Management, Facultyof Social and Management Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon.

Richard Penn

TEYEN Research Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Kibet A. Ngetich

Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Egerton University, Njoro Kenya.

Mugisha M. Mutabazi

Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Kyambogo University, Uganda.

Stella Nyanzi

MRC Laboratories, Faranni Field Station, Banjul, The Gambia.

Jane-Frances Agbu, Baze University, Catholic Youth Corpers Association, Commonwealth of Learning, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Creative Commons, Department for International Development, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, INEC, International Council for Distance Education (ICDE), International Council for Open and Distance Education, International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, National Open University of Nigeria, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), National Universities Commission, Nigerian Association of Clinical Psychologist, Nigerian Assoociation of Clinical Psychologist, Nigerian Psychological Association, Nigerian Psychological Association (NPA), Open Education Global, Open Polytechnic, Queen of the Rosary College, Shanghai Open University, University of Lagos, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Wright State University

Department of Psychology, University of Lagos, Lagos,Nigeria.

Damaris S. Parsitau

Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya.

Omar Massoud

Department of Local Government Studies, Faculty of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

Victor Bayemi

Chargé de Cours FSGA Université de Douala, Cameroun.

Christopher Sama Molem

Department of Economic and Management Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon.

Richard Penn

Department of neurology, The University of Chicago Medical Center.

Sofiane Bouhdiba

Human and Social Sciences Faculty of Tunis, Tunisia.

Oupa Diossine Loppy

Amnesty International 303, Résidence Arame Siga Sacré- Coeur II Dakar (Senegal).

Farida Mecheri

Département de sociologie, Université Mostaganem, Groupe de recherche en anthropologie de la santé, Algérie.

Mbou André

Chargé de Cours, Ecole nationale d'administration et de Magistrature,Brazzaville, Congo.

Damaris Parsitau

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Egerton University, Kenya.

Joachim Nyemeck Binam

Institut de Recherche Agricole pour le Développement (IRAD/ASB), Yaoundé, Cameroun.

Valère Nkelzok

Département de Philosophie-Sociologie, Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines, Université de Douala.

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