This collection of essays—representing management of health care policy, advocacy, and on-the-ground communication strategy—is a must read for scholars and practitioners in developing countries, and program managers in charge of health in international organizations.

Arvind Singhal, University of Texas at El Paso

This collection assesses health management and health communication from indigenous perspectives in contextualized settings. It is a welcome and much needed addition to the literature, which continues to be dominated by Western approaches.

Jan Servaes, City University of Hong Kong

Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi has edited a fantastic book, one that will expand our understanding of healthcare policies in Africa. By assembling a group of outstanding scholars and authors, Ngwainmbi’s volume is sure to become one of the classics of the study of African communication styles in health. This should be recommended to all students interested in Africa and communication.

Molefi Kete Asante, author of Revolutionary Pedagogy: Primer for Teachers of Black Children

This volume provides a soup to nuts examination of strategies and solutions for the provision of health services, public health administration, healthcare policy, and advocacy in developing countries using health communications theory and practice. It is an important read for not only health communications specialists but also for social scientists, public health policy experts, and students.

David Himmelgreen, University of South Florida