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Presents a timely engagement with one of the worst pandemic outbreaks the international community has had to deal with in recent years
Features an interdisciplinary approach that appeals to scholars within the public health, security studies, international development and political and international studies communities
Focuses on the unique interplay between medical science, politics, national and international interests and financing for the health sector
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
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School of History and International Relations, Flinders University , Adelaide, Australia
John Idriss Lahai
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Ebola Pandemic in Sierra Leone
Book Subtitle: Representations, Actors, Interventions and the Path to Recovery
Authors: John Idriss Lahai
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45904-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45903-5Published: 07 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83396-5Published: 03 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45904-2Published: 27 February 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 140
Topics: International Organization, African Politics, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Development Studies, Epidemiology