Ebola Pandemic in Sierra Leone (e-bog) af Lahai, John Idriss
Lahai, John Idriss (forfatter)

Ebola Pandemic in Sierra Leone e-bog

473,39 DKK (inkl. moms 591,74 DKK)
This book provides a timely examination of the Ebola pandemic in Sierra Leone from four different standpoints: 1) a social standpoint that focuses on the way in which the vulnerable Sierra Leonian population viewed the pandemic in light of their cultural beliefs, memories of past wars and narratives and actions of the government; 2) a good governance standpoint that exposes lapses in health gov...
E-bog 473,39 DKK
Forfattere Lahai, John Idriss (forfatter)
Udgivet 27 februar 2017
Genrer 1H
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9783319459042
This book provides a timely examination of the Ebola pandemic in Sierra Leone from four different standpoints: 1) a social standpoint that focuses on the way in which the vulnerable Sierra Leonian population viewed the pandemic in light of their cultural beliefs, memories of past wars and narratives and actions of the government; 2) a good governance standpoint that exposes lapses in health governance and the general unpreparedness of the government and international community to deal with the outbreak; 3) a scientific research standpoint that looks at the role played by the Sierra Leone's Lassa Fever Research Laboratories as a main hub for the investigation, monitoring and evaluation of communicable diseases in the Mano River Union countries; and 4) an international politics standpoint that examines the development of a new bio-security international apparatus involving a wide range of international actors and institutions.