Politics of disease control in Africa and the critical role of global health diplomacy: A systematic review

Vijay Kumar Chattu ^1,2,3 * , W. Andy Knight ⁴ , Anil Adisesh ^1,2 , Sanni Yaya ^5,6 , K. Srikanth Reddy ^7,8 , Erica Di Ruggiero ⁹ , Obijiofor Aginam ¹⁰ , Garry Aslanyan ^9,11 , Michael Clarke ¹² , M. Rashad Massoud ¹³ , Ashish Jha ^14,15

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