Health Diplomacy in Africa : Trends, Challenges, and Perspectives / / edited by Humphrey Ngala Ndi [and three others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910765491403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2023]; ©2023
• ISBN: 3-031-41249-4
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 pages)
• Collana: Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations Series
• Disciplina: 362.1096
• Soggetti: Public health - Africa - International cooperation; Africa Diplomatic history
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Book Description -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- A Brief Historical Review of African Diplomacy -- Africa in Colonial to Post-colonial Diplomacy -- Africa, the African Union, and Health Diplomacy -- References -- Chapter 2: Health in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy -- Introduction -- The Framework for Health in Foreign Policy -- The Emergence of Health Diplomacy and the Case of Africa -- References -- Chapter 3: Health Diplomacy and Africa: An Overview -- Introduction -- The African Union and Africa's Health Reawakening Agenda -- The Vulnerable African Health Sector -- Medical Tourism in Perspectives -- Health Diplomacy, the New Imperative -- Opportunities and Ways Forward -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Role of Regional Agencies in African Health Diplomacy -- Introduction -- Africa's Health Diplomacy Actors -- State Actors -- Non-State Actors: Intergovernmental Organisations -- Non-State Actors: International Non-Governmental Organisations -- Non-State Actors: Multinational Corporations (MNC) -- The African Union (AU) Health Strategy: Examining the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) -- The AU Health and Nutrition Policies and Strategies -- The African Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) -- Challenges of Health Diplomacy in the AU and Africa CDC -- The Role of African ; Sub-Regional Groupings in Health Diplomacy -- The Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) -- The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) -- The East African Community (EAC) -- The East African Health Research Commission (EAHRC) -- The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC).; Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 5: Diseases, Epidemics, and Diplomacy in Africa -- Introduction -- A Snapshot of Pandemics in Africa -- Diplomatic Cooperation in Epidemics and Pandemics in Africa -- The Institutional Architecture of African Health Diplomacy -- Africa's Multilateral Partners and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS -- TRIPS Flexibilities and the Negotiation of Generic HIV/AIDS Medicines -- The Prospects for Health Diplomacy in Africa -- The Community Health Workers initiative -- The Western and Central Africa Catch-up Plan -- The Challenges of Health Diplomacy in Africa -- References -- Chapter 6: Violent Conflict, Diplomacy, and Health in Africa -- Introduction -- Structural Causes of Intra-state Conflict in Africa -- Kinstate Dynamics in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Crisis -- The Nexus of Violent Conflict, Diplomacy, and Health -- The Health Implications of the Conflict in Eastern Congo -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Crisis Communication in Twenty-First Century Diplomacy: Implications for Digital Transformation of Foreign Policy -- Introduction -- Conceptual Clarity in Digital Diplomacy: Concise Underpinnings -- Diplomatic Signalling (DS) -- Digital Diplomatic Signalling (DDS) -- Sender's Status -- Structure/Design of Messages -- Frequency of Messages -- Content of Messages -- Recipient of Messages or Audience -- Crisis Communication -- Digital Medium -- Communicating Crises in Twenty-First-Century Diplomacy -- The Shifting Perception of Crises -- Digital Diplomacy (DD) -- Online Diplomatic Networks -- Media Platforms for DD -- Ambiguous Signalling in Digital Diplomacy -- COVID-19's Influence on African Digital Diplomacy -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Health in Climate Change Diplomacy in Africa -- Introduction -- Impact of Climate Change on Africa's Health Systems.; Africa Within the Climate Change Negotiations -- Health Diplomacy Within the Climate Change Negotiations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Health Data Sharing for Public Health Resilience: Benefits, Challenges, and Prospects in Africa -- Introduction -- Data/Information Sharing: Succinct Conceptualization -- Health Data Sharing Policy/Guidelines -- Merits of Sharing Health Data -- The State of Health Data Sharing in Africa -- Challenges in Data Sharing in Africa -- Conclusion, Discussion, and Recommendation -- References -- Chapter 10: With or Without Diplomacy: The Urgent Need to Decolonize Healthcare in Africa -- Introduction -- COVID-19 Pandemic and the War in Ukraine -- Cameroon, an Interesting Case Study -- Africa and the World Health Organization -- Different Healthcare Systems -- Mental Decolonization -- Decolonization and Development -- Research and Development -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Conclusion -- References -- Index.