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Managing the Global Health Response to Epidemics: Social science perspectives book cover

1st Edition

Managing the Global Health Response to Epidemics Social science perspectives

Edited By Mathilde Bourrier, Nathalie Brender, Claudine Burton-Jeangros Copyright 2019
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge
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Recent epidemics have prompted large-scale international interventions, aimed at mitigating the spread of disease in a globalized world. During a crisis, however, global health actions �€“ including planning and organizing, communicating about risk, and cost�€“benefit evaluations �€“ aren�€�t usually part of a single, integrated global response. Arguing that an uncoordinated approach can be... Read more

Introduction



Mathilde Bourrier, Nathalie Brender and Claudine Burton-Jeangros



PART 1: Setting the Stage



1 The Challenges of Building Pandemic Response Systems Based on Unique Cases: 2003 SARS, 2009 A(H1N1) and 2014 Ebola Epidemic



Ann Keller



2 The Future Strikes Back: Global Public Health Crises and the Rise of Preparedness



Loïs Bastide



PART 2: Lessons Learned from the A(H1N1) Pandemic and 2014 Ebola Virus Disease: a Multidisciplinary Point of View



3 Comparing the 2009 A(H1N1) Pandemic and 2014 Ebola Virus Disease: Of Viruses, Surprises in Outbreak Responses and Global Health Work



Mathilde Bourrier



4 Epidemics and Risk Communication: Why are Lessons not Learned?



Claudine Burton- Jeangros



5 Emergency Capabilities: Deploying the WHO�€�s Communication in West Africa During the 2014 Ebola Epidemic



Loïs Bastide



6 The Use of Matrix Structure in Epidemic Management



Alexandrine Dupras



7 Shaping A(H1N1) Pandemic Response: Money will Follow



Nathalie Brender, David Maradan and Hélène Pasquini- Descomps



8 Financing the Crisis: Public Expenditure on the A(H1N1) Influenza Pandemic in Switzerland, Japan and the United States



Hélène Pasquini- Descomps, Nathalie Brender and David Maradan



9 The Organizational Puzzle of the Global Health System: Insights from High Reliability Organizations Theory



Mathilde Bourrier



PART 3: Complementing Views: Double Standard in Ethics and Care



10 Scarcity in the Midst of Abundance: The Case of the Medical Evacuation of the Cuban Patient in Geneva, Switzerland



Aude Parfaite



11 Reaching Out to Ebola Victims: Coercion, Persuasion or an Appeal for Self-sacrifice?



Philippe Calain and Marc Poncin



Conclusion: Global Health Revisited



Claudine Burton-Jeangros, Mathilde Bourrier and Nathalie Brender



Biography



Mathilde Bourrier is Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Geneva, Switzerland.



Nathalie Brender is Associate Professor in the Geneva School of Business Administration, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland.



Claudine Burton-Jeangros is Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

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