TY - JOUR
T1 - Global health security
T2 - The wider lessons from the west African Ebola virus disease epidemic
AU - Heymann, David L.
AU - Chen, Lincoln
AU - Takemi, Keizo
AU - Fidler, David P.
AU - Tappero, Jordan W.
AU - Thomas, Mathew J.
AU - Kenyon, Thomas A.
AU - Frieden, Thomas R.
AU - Yach, Derek
AU - Nishtar, Sania
AU - Kalache, Alex
AU - Olliaro, Piero L.
AU - Horby, Peter
AU - Torreele, Els
AU - Gostin, Lawrence O.
AU - Ndomondo-Sigonda, Margareth
AU - Carpenter, Daniel
AU - Rushton, Simon
AU - Lillywhite, Louis
AU - Devkota, Bhimsen
AU - Koser, Khalid
AU - Yates, Rob
AU - Dhillon, Ranu S.
AU - Rannan-Eliya, Ravi P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2015/5/9
Y1 - 2015/5/9
N2 - The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa was unprecedented in both its scale and impact. Out of this human calamity has come renewed attention to global health security - its definition, meaning, and the practical implications for programmes and policy. For example, how does a government begin to strengthen its core public health capacities, as demanded by the International Health Regulations? What counts as a global health security concern? In the context of the governance of global health, including WHO reform, it will be important to distil lessons learned from the Ebola outbreak. The Lancet invited a group of respected global health practitioners to reflect on these lessons, to explore the idea of global health security, and to offer suggestions for next steps. Their contributions describe some of the major threats to individual and collective human health, as well as the values and recommendations that should be considered to counteract such threats in the future. Many different perspectives are proposed. Their common goal is a more sustainable and resilient society for human health and wellbeing.
AB - The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa was unprecedented in both its scale and impact. Out of this human calamity has come renewed attention to global health security - its definition, meaning, and the practical implications for programmes and policy. For example, how does a government begin to strengthen its core public health capacities, as demanded by the International Health Regulations? What counts as a global health security concern? In the context of the governance of global health, including WHO reform, it will be important to distil lessons learned from the Ebola outbreak. The Lancet invited a group of respected global health practitioners to reflect on these lessons, to explore the idea of global health security, and to offer suggestions for next steps. Their contributions describe some of the major threats to individual and collective human health, as well as the values and recommendations that should be considered to counteract such threats in the future. Many different perspectives are proposed. Their common goal is a more sustainable and resilient society for human health and wellbeing.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60858-3
DO - 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60858-3
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25987157
AN - SCOPUS:84929347218
SN - 0140-6736
VL - 385
SP - 1884
EP - 1901
JO - The Lancet
JF - The Lancet
IS - 9980
ER -