The Nature of Pandemics

ISBN-13: 9781032340609 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 440 str.

Dag K. J. E. Von Lubitz; Candace Gibson

Opis

Examines the nature of pandemics as a phenomenon, how to mount a global response to lethal bioevents--detailing strategoes for readiness, military and security issues, government roadblocks to response, mutual aid, ethics, global health and response.

Spis treści

1: Politics, Economics, and Egos: When Agendas Conflict—A West African Case Study 2: The Socioeconomic and Security Challenges in Responding to Medical Emergencies—Pandemics or Disasters - in Post-Conflict Society: The Liberian Ebola and COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences 3: Pandemics: Nature of an Emerging Global Threat—Preparedness in the African Context 4: Predicting Mosquito-Borne Epidemics in Latin America 5: The PREDICT Project: A Transdisciplinary Case Study in Partnerships for Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness 6: An Administrator’s Nightmare 7: The Cascading Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Healthcare System 8: Supply Chain Infrastructure in Global Health Systems: A Strategic Asset for Pandemic Preparedness 9: Emerging Infectious Disease Communication Strategies of Health Organizations: An Internal and External View 10: From Woe to Go—Understanding Rumors and their Role in Preparedness and Readiness for Pandemics 11: An Exploration of the Lived Experience of African Journalists during the 2014 Ebola Crisis 12: Coordination of Global Efforts in Combatting Infectious Disease 13: Health Information Technology and Infectious Disease: Learning from the Past 14: The Meaning of the Italian Fight against COVID-19: Protecting Fragile People and Defending the Social Values of Universal Public Health and Voluntary Activities through National Digital Solutions 15: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to Fight Effectively against Pandemics 16: Biosecurity and the Police 17: The Impact of Pandemics on National and International Security 18: Quarantine: A Brief History of Infectious Pandemic Diseases in Canada