This book offers a comprehensive exploration of leadership and governance in healthcare within the African context, addressing the critical need for effective strategies to enhance service quality and patient outcomes. Through a collection of insightful essays, it delves into the intricacies of leadership models and governance structures that are pivotal in healthcare organizations. 

 With contributions from eminent scholars and practitioners, this volume provides a rich tapestry of theoretical insights and practical case studies. It covers key topics such as Leadership Verses Management in Healthcare, Healthcare Governance, Clinical Leadership and Governance including the creativity and innovation in Healthcare as well as the Legal and Ethical Issues in Clinical Governance. 

Ideal for healthcare professionals, policymakers, and scholars, this book serves as an essential resource for understanding and advancing leadership and governance in African healthcare systems. It is particularly valuable for those involved in health policy, management, and organizational leadership, offering new perspectives and empirical research to inform policy and practice. 

Patience Aseweh Abor is a Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of Ghana Business School. She has held Visiting Professor positions at the Chester Business School, University of Chester, UK and the School of Management, The University at Buffalo, USA. She holds a PhD in Management from the Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, UK ,MPhil in Health Services Management and BSc Nursing from the University of Ghana . She is a member of the Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy (PAGE) and serves on the boards of some companies. She has also contributed chapters in books published by Palgrave Macmillan and Routledge. She is also a Director and Senior Consultant with the Corporate Support Group Ltd (a management, financial and economic consulting firm) and has consulted for some international and local institutions including, the World Health Organization, International Finance Corporation, African Development Bank (AfDB), Ghana Oil and Gas for Inclusive Growth, Ghana Ports and Habours Authority, and Trust Group of Companies.