Meet the editors

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.

Niyi Awofeso is currently a professor at the School of Health and Environmental Studies Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU), Dubai. He commenced his public health career as an infectious disease physician and acting medical director at Nigeria's National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Training Centre in 1990. Prior to joining HBMSU in 2013 from the University of Western Australia where he worked as Professor of Health Man-

agement, he accumulated extensive research and professional experience at both middle and senior management levels in academia and the international health industry. He holds postgraduate qualifications in infectious diseases medicine, public health, business administration and health administration. He has so far published more than 120 peer-reviewed articles in well-regarded academic journals, authored five books and eight book chapters.

Contents

**Section 1**

in the Developing World *by Edlyne Eze Anugwom*

A Narrative Review

*and Gershim Asiki*

System in Africa *by Edlyne Eze Anugwom*

the Choice Is Ours *by Radiance Ogundipe*

of NCDs in Low-resource Countries *by Melkamu Kassa and Jeanne Grace*

Key to Sustainable Collaborations

Tree Commodities as a Sustainable Remedy

**Preface XI**

General and Crosscutting Issues in Public Health **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 9**

**Chapter 3 31**

**Chapter 4 51**

**Chapter 5 67**

**Chapter 6 87**

**Chapter 7 101**

Introductory Chapter: Public Health Afflictions and Challenges

The Global Burden and Perspectives on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and the Prevention, Data Availability and Systems Approach

Non-Communicable Diseases and Urbanization in African Cities:

*by Kenneth Juma, Pamela A. Juma, Constance Shumba, Peter Otieno* 

Health Promotion and Its Challenges to Public Health Delivery

Understanding the Science of Indigenous Health System:

*by Mbulaheni S. Nemutandani, SJH Hendrick and FM Mulaudzi*

Public Health Effects of Wood Fuel in Africa: Bioenergy from

Cultural Practices and Health Consequences: Health or Habits,

*by Serge Mandiefe Piabuo and Janice Tieguhong Puatwoe*
