This timely book serves as an overview of the challenges in global health leadership from
multiple perspectives bringing together an interdisciplinary group of academics researchers
and leaders from around the world who are conducting innovative and high-quality research in
the field of global health (GH). The book helps illustrate theoretical and conceptual ideas of
leadership using recent examples of GH challenges from the Asia-Pacific region. Leadership is
an important element of education and training in GH. Leadership can be demonstrated by many
sectors including local and national government intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations multilateral organizations civil society and private individuals and
corporations. The cases included in this book provide an analysis of the major components to
successful efforts in GH including cooperation cultural competency vision and community
ownership. Given that GH practice is typically conducted in team settings with members from
various backgrounds this book provides students faculty and professionals in public health
and related fields with an opportunity to examine multiple examples of leadership in different
contexts. Readers learn how leaders have overcome challenges faced in the operationalization of
complex health interventions foreign policy and working with key stakeholders and
organizations. This book aims to help students to: Identify key trends and issues working in GH
contexts Analyze situations in GH and explain the ways public health health care and other
organizations can work together or individually to affect the health of a community Recognize
the ways that diversity influences policies programs services and the health of a community
Support diverse perspectives in developing implementing and evaluating policies programs
and services that affect the health of a community Identify characteristics of GH leaders
Learn about ways to identify and measure success in leadership and Understand the challenges
and barriers faced in GH programs and how to overcome those.
