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The role of communication in supporting health programs : a researcher's perspective and ethical considerations / Andy O. Alali -- Social structural contexts in health and healthcare : reappraisal of the roles of development and health communication / Srinivas R. Melkote -- Understanding the factors associated with ill-health and the role of public health in Africa / Mario J. Azevedo -- Nutrition education and communication : a critical examination of research and practice in India / SubbaRao M. Gavaravrapu -- Communicating HIV and AIDS prevention in India : identifying appropriate health management policies for sustainable development / Ravinda Kumar Vemula -- Communication for organizational adjustment : how to position development institutions for enhanced health communication / Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi -- Persuasion challenges in local communities : polio immunization's failure in northern Nigeria / Cosmos Ikechukwu Eze -- Changing food and nutrition priorities in the public health agenda of India : an historical perspective / SubbaRao M. Gavaravrapu -- Bridging gaps in the reproductive health agendas of ministries of health and international financial sponsors : UNFPA's response in Madagascar and Somalia / Achu Lordfred -- Controversies in public health : a case for prioritizing integrated communication in public health interventions in Africa / Adebayo Fayoyin -- HIV/AIDS in Africa : contradictions, controversies, and containment now / Charles C. Okigbo, Nan Yu, and Angella Napakol.