Bibliograph

Global health security, a blueprint for the future, Lawrence O. Gostin

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Global health security, a blueprint for the future, Lawrence O. Gostin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Global health security

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1240774293

Responsibility statement

Lawrence O. Gostin

Sub title

a blueprint for the future

Summary

"In an age of pandemics, no country can achieve public health on its own. Health security expert Lawrence O. Gostin examines the key cross-border threats to our well-being, from infectious diseases to bioterrorism, and proposes pragmatic solutions: targeted research, robust international institutions, and tools for effective global action"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: The great coronavirus pandemic of 2020 -- Part I. Growing threats: The impending threat -- The human link -- Humanity's biggest killer -- Disease by decision: human-induced threats to biosafety and biosecurity -- Antimicrobial resistance: superbugs and the imperative to stop them -- The climate crisis -- Part II. From risk to action: Governing global health security -- International pathogen sharing and global health equity -- Universal health coverage -- Global medical war chest -- Conclusion: In and beyond the age of COVID-19: what does the future hold?

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