We are proud to announce our contribution to the book: “African Health leaders: Making Change and Claiming the Future" edited by Dr Francis Omaswa and Lord Nigel Crisp, published by the Oxford University Press (September 2014).

Most accounts of health and healthcare in Africa are written by foreigners. African Health Leaders: Making Change and Claiming the Future redresses the balance. Written by Africans, who have themselves led improvements in their own countries, the book discusses the creativity, innovation and leadership that has been involved in tackling everything from HIV/AIDs, to maternal, and child mortality and neglected tropical diseases. It celebrates their achievements and shows how, over three generations, African health leaders are creating a distinctively African vision of health and health systems.

This first book is written by African health leaders including current and former Health Ministers of Rwanda, Mozambique, Cameroon, and Sierra Leone; and African intellectuals focused on change in the African continent.

"African Health Leaders: Making Change and Claiming the Future" addresses key global health issues, informing readers how Africa can contribute to its development, including lessons that other nations can learn from Africa.

Book Launches

Thursday September 25th New York - 5.30 event at Rockefeller Foundation, possible event at Uganda Embassy and possibly at NY University on September 26th

Wednesday October 1st Cape Town - 6.30 event at KPMG offices followed by breakfast at Health Systems Research Conference and lunch at British High Commission on October 2nd

Friday October 10th Kampala - event to be arranged by Dr Francis Omaswa

Tuesday October 21st London - discussion with Parliamentarians in the House of Commons at 3pm followed by reception at Royal Society at 6 pm event arranged by Lord Nigel Crisp.

Yours

Catherine

Prof Catherine A. Odora Hoppers
DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Development Education &
PASCAL International Observatory
University of South Africa
Pretoria