The end of epidemics : the looming threat to humanity and how to stop it
By: Quick, Jonathan D
Title By: Fryer, Bronwyn
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BookPublisher: [S.l.] : SCRIBE PUBLICATIONS, c2018.Description: xiii, 290 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781911344377Subject(s): Epidemics -- Prevention | MEDICAL -- Infectious Diseases | MEDICAL -- Public Health | POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Science & Technology Policy | SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disease & Health Issues | Epidemics -- Prevention | Epidemics -- prevention & controlDDC classification: 614.4 QU EN Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 614.4 QU EN (Browse shelf) | Available | Jan2019 | T0061015 |
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| 614.4 BU EP Epidemiology | 614.4 DO IN Do infectious diseases pose a serious threat? / | 614.4 MA NA Managerial epidemiology : | 614.4 QU EN The end of epidemics : | 614.4 RO MO Modern epidemiology | 614.4021 JO ST Statistical tools for program evaluation : | 614.4072 BR QU Quantitative methods for health research : |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-274) and index.
Stop epidemics with the power of seven -- The bush-lessons from Ebola, AIDS, and Zika -- The barn -- The triple threat: bioterror,
bio-error, and Dr. Frankenstein -- The costs of complacency -- Lead like the house is on fire -- Resilient systems, global security -- Active prevention, constant readiness -- Fatal fictions, timely truths -- Disruptive innovation, collaborative transformation -- Invest wisely, save lives -- Ring the alarm, rouse the leaders.
Outlines recommendations for preventing the next global pandemic, drawing on the examples of epidemics ranging from smallpox and AIDS to SARS and Ebola to outline specific measures for appropriate spending, communication, and innovation.--