Abstract

William J. Long (editor). Pandemics and Peace. Public Health Cooperation in Zones of Conflict. Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace, 2011 When 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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