{"product_id":"scaling-up-health-innovations-in-africa-prospects-and-challenges-hardback-9781487550127","title":"Scaling Up Health Innovations in Africa; Prospects and Challenges (Hardback) 9781487550127","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eScaling Up Health Innovations in Africa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eProspects and Challenges\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eObidimma Ezezika (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487550127\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 September 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 1.9 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHealth practitioners have successfully developed evidence-based health innovations to solve public health problems. However, challenges remain in translating and scaling up these innovations to save and improve lives in Africa. \u003cem\u003eScaling Up Health Innovations in Africa\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on the lessons learned from scaling up health innovations across the continent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObidimma Ezezika provides engaging and insightful evidence on the challenges and triumphs of taking health innovations to scale, drawing from hundreds of interviews with practitioners on the ground. The book includes stories, anecdotes, and lessons from experiences in eleven African countries, including Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Uganda, and Mozambique. It addresses the unique socio-cultural, financial, and logistical constraints faced in these regions, alongside insights, successes, and next steps for scaling innovations within the African context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book critically emphasizes the importance of understanding how implementation science can aid in scaling up innovations in Africa. While there have been disparate works on scaling specific health innovations in Africa, a unified series of cases is needed from an implementation science perspective to create generalizable lessons and principles. Ultimately, \u003cem\u003eScaling Up Health Innovations in Africa\u003c\/em\u003e offers valuable insights around implementation strategies that translate health innovations to achieve broad impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. They Came, They Saw, They Scaled: Health Innovations for Impact\u003cbr\u003e2. The ORS Paradox: Why the Gap and What to Do about It\u003cbr\u003e3. Handwashing and Hygiene: Basic but Crucial\u003cbr\u003e4. Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Innovations: The Forgotten\u003cbr\u003e5. Biotech Crops: To Trust or Not to Trust\u003cbr\u003e6. Vitamin A Has a Story to Tell\u003cbr\u003e7. mHealth Spreading or Stalling?\u003cbr\u003e8. Malaria Bed Nets: A Prism of Implementation Complexity\u003cbr\u003e9. Polio Eradication: Are We There Yet?\u003cbr\u003e10. The Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP): Remaking an Implementation Climate\u003cbr\u003e11. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Campaign: A Success Story in Rwanda\u003cbr\u003e12. Where We Go from Here: Translating Evidence into Policy\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion Questions\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595944816920,"sku":"9781487550127","price":42.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/scaling-up-health-innovations-in-africa-prospects-and-challenges-hardback-9781487550127","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}