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Edlyne Eze Anugwom

University of Nigeria, Nsukka Nigeria

Edlyne Anugwom is a Professor of Sociology and Development at the University of Nigeria and until recently Georg Forster Senior Research Fellow of the Humboldt Foundation at the Institute of African Studies, Leipzig University. He has held teaching positions/fellowships in such diverse places as Leiden, Wassenaar, Birmingham, Bridgewater, Edinburgh, Mainz, Cape Town, and others. His research interests are in the areas of social research, public health, political sociology of development, social conflict and terrorism in Africa. Significant publications include: Research Methods in Social Sciences (2010, Fourth Dimension Pub); The Boko Haram Insurgence in Nigeria: Perspectives from Within (2019, Palgrave Macmillan); From Biafra to the Niger Delta Conflict: Memory, Ethnicity and the State in Nigeria (2019, Lexington Books); and Development in Nigeria – Promise on Hold? (2020, Routledge). In addition, he has published more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and as many book chapters.

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Latest work with IntechOpen by Edlyne Eze Anugwom

Public health entails the use of models, technologies, experience and evidence derived through consumer participation, translational research and population sciences to protect and improve the health of the population. Enhancing public health is of significant importance to the development of a nation, particularly for developing countries where the health care system is underdeveloped, fragile or vulnerable.This book examines progress and challenges with regards to public health in developing countries in two parts: Part 1 “General and Crosscutting Issues in Public Health and Case Studies” and Part 2 “Country-Specific Issues in Public Health.” For example, assuring equity for marginalized indigenous groups and other key populations entails the application of transdisciplinary interventions including legislation, advocacy, financing, empowerment and de-stigmatization. The diverse structural, political, economic, technological, geographical and social landscape of developing countries translates to unique public health challenges, infrastructure and implementation trajectories in addressing issues such as vector-borne diseases and intimate partner violence.This volume will be of interest to researchers, health ministry policy makers, public health professionals and non-governmental organizations whose work entails collaborations with public health systems of developing nations and regions.

Public Health in Developing Countries

Public Health in Developing Countries

Edited by Edlyne Eze Anugwom

Chapters authored

Health Promotion and Its Challenges to Public Health Delivery System in Africa

By Edlyne Eze Anugwom

The chapter examines the place and role of health promotion in the drive for sustainable and effective public health delivery in Africa. It conceptualizes health promotion from a multifaceted and multi-professional perspective hinged on the empowerment of communities and individuals to play active roles and adopt behaviour consistent with the goals of good health. The paper drawing on documentary data sees health promotion as critical to the achievement of health goals in the continent and equally reflects on the theories of health promotion, strategies for health promotion and challenges to health promotion in Africa. It argues that health promotion in the continent can be strengthened through such measures as appropriate legislations, robust funding, gender inclusiveness, stepping up research, regular needs assessment and evaluation, setting needs-driven priorities and building capacity of health promotion to target vulnerable and marginal members of the society, among others.

Part of the book: Public Health in Developing Countries

Introductory Chapter: Public Health Afflictions and Challenges in the Developing World

By Edlyne Eze Anugwom

Part of the book: Public Health in Developing Countries

Reflections on Climate Change and Public Health in Africa in an Era of Global Pandemic

By Edlyne Eze Anugwom

The study examined the impact of climate change on public health provisioning in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to recognising the multifarious influence of climate change on health, it argues that the quest for global health security can only be achieved against the backdrop of concerted mainstreaming of climate change response into public heath provisioning, especially in the developing world. Adapting to climate change and mitigating its impact would logically require integrating it into public health planning, programming and interventions. Therefore, if health security entails provisioning and catering to the full range of health needs of people, climate change given its undoubted implications for health should be in the forefront of health security globally. Despite the global discourse of climate change and health security, tangible actions and programmes at different levels are needed to achieve the goals of good health and effective health security. This is no less the case now that the pandemic has challenged and stretched health institutions and provisions. However, the complex and intertwining effects of climate change and its manifold nexus with public health and health security can easily be apprehended through the systems perspective. There is the need for both radicalization of the public health system in Sub-Saharan Africa and concerted efforts across disciplines and actors to achieve effective climate change mitigation and adaptation and thus further strengthen health security.

Part of the book: Contemporary Developments and Perspectives in International Health Security

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Landesa Rural Development Institute , United States of America

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University of Babylon , Iraq

Nata Duvvury

National University of Ireland, Galway , Ireland

Stacey Scriver

National University of Ireland, Galway , Ireland

Kenneth Juma

African Population and Health Research Center , Kenya

Jennifer Mueller

Lila O'Brien-Milne

Ama Fenny

Gershim Asiki

African Population and Health Research Center , Kenya

Pamela Juma

London School of Economics and Political Science , United Kingdom