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Title

Crisis preparedness : Asia and the global governance of epidemics / edited by Stella R. Quah.

Publication

Stanford, CA : Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center ; Baltimore, MD : Brookings Institution [distributor], 2007.

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Additional Authors

• Quah, Stella R.
• Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.

Description

ix, 165 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm

Summary

"This timely book addresses the urgent need to study the governance of infectious disease epidemics, and argues that the battle must be fought on two fronts, simultaneously. The first is within the laboratory; the second is located in a wider social context that involves ordinary individuals, groups, communities, legislators, and the state. Research by medical sociologists and other social scientists indicates that many factors influence people's behavior and, in turn, the level of success in preventing and containing an infectious disease epidemic." "Using Asia as a case study, Crisis Preparedness discusses the inadequacies of current preventive and management approaches to deal with epidemics. The distinguished international contributors to this volume present perspectives from the fields of social science, epidemiology, and public health, and collectively seek to answer the pressing question: How can we prepare for the next global epidemic?"--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative Title

Asia and the global governance of epidemics

Subjects

• Epidemics > Asia > Prevention
• Communicable diseases > Transmission > Research
• Epidemics > Prevention > International cooperation
• Public health administration > Asia

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

1. Governance of epidemics : is there a reason for concern? / Stella R. Quah -- 2. The global governance of epidemics : possibilities and limitations / Jim Whitman -- 3. Responding to epidemic disease threats in Burma and lessons for China : why good governance matters / Chris Beyrer -- 4. Global and local strategies against HIV/AIDS in South and Southeast Asia : the cases of India and Thailand / Graham Scambler -- 5. Taming the tiger : the success and failure of HIV/AIDS policies in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and China / Kari Hartwig -- 6. On trust and health consensus-building in the governance of epidemics / Stella R. Quah -- 7. Global public health research preparedness against emerging and reemerging infectious diseases / Gabriel M. Leung.

ISBN

• 9781931368094
• 1931368090

OCLC

• ocn148853912
• 148853912
• SCSB-5351895

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries