African Health Leaders: Making Change and Claiming the Future

African Health Leaders: Making Change and Claiming the Future redresses the long-standing imbalance in global health literature, where African healthcare is often described by foreign observers. Edited by Dr. Francis Omaswa and Lord Nigel Crisp, this book is a collection of insights from three generations of African health leaders—including Ministers of Health from Rwanda, South Africa, and Sierra Leone.

The text explores the creativity and innovation used to tackle the continent's most pressing challenges, from the HIV/AIDS epidemic to maternal mortality and neglected tropical diseases. It moves beyond the "aid-dependency" narrative, instead proposing a vision where Africa shares its unique knowledge globally and claims its own health sovereignty through "global solidarity" and "mutual accountability.