William J. Long (editor). Pandemics and Peace. Public Health Cooperation in Zones of Conflict.
Author(s) -
Karin Guldbrandsson
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/cks077
Subject(s) - pandemic , political science , public health , covid-19 , criminology , sociology , medicine , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology
William J. Long (editor). Pandemics and Peace. Public Health Cooperation in Zones of Conflict. Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace, 2011When bird flu broke out in the Middle East, Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian, health officials worked side by side sharing information to prevent its spread.This book provides a description and analysis of international cooperation in regional disease surveillance programs in countries with ongoing, or a history of, conflicts and in resource-poor environments.The threat posed by pandemics in a globalized world, e.g. HIV, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), swine flu and avian flu, is a global public health challenge. Today, health provision has become a primary public good, and nations must protect their citizens from disease. To reduce the danger …
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