A leading doctor offers answers on the one of the most urgent questions of our time: How do we prevent the next global pandemic?
The 2014 Ebola epidemic in Liberia terrified the world—and revealed how unprepared we are for the next outbreak of an infectious disease. Somewhere in nature, a killer virus is boiling up in the bloodstream of a bird, bat, monkey, or pig, preparing to jump to a human being. This not-yet-detected germ has the potential to wipe out millions of lives over a matter of weeks or months. That risk makes the threat posed by ISIS, a ground war, a massive climate event, or even the dropping of a nuclear bomb on a major city pale in comparison.
In The End of Epidemics, Harvard Medical School faculty member and Chair of the Global Health Council Dr. Jonathan D. Quick examines the eradication of smallpox and devastating effects of influenza, AIDS, SARS, and Ebola. Analyzing local and global efforts to contain these diseases and citing firsthand accounts of failure and success, Dr. Quick proposes a new set of actions which he has coined “The Power of Seven,” to end epidemics before they can begin. These actions include:
- Spend prudently to prevent disease before an epidemic strikes, rather than spending too little, too late
- Ensure prompt, open, and accurate communication between nations and aid agencies, instead of secrecy and territorial disputes
- Fight disease and prevent panic with innovation and good science
Practical and urgent, The End of Epidemics is crucial reading for citizens, health professionals, and policy makers alike.
發表於2024-11-05
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圖書標籤: 公共衛生 原版 科普 社會史 HEALTH 身心料理 科學和心理學 社會學
作者是世界公衛NGO的leader之一,幾十年來經曆瞭艾滋病、禽流感、SARS、埃博拉爆發時候的前綫抗疫工作,在美國語境下,對未來必然到來的一波波epidemics(甚至pandemics)給齣瞭七條建議:各級的領導層要像消防員一樣果決、醫療係統(包括人員、物資、調度和訓練等)一定要過硬、針對疾病的三級防禦體係(保護、檢測、反應)要靈敏、對疫情的信息要迅速準確透明且有效(提到非洲語境下,官方通告不如部落靈性首領宣講來的有用,能抓到老鼠就是好貓)、對防疫醫療技術創新的資金和人員投入要充分、要學會算賬(早期防患於未然,花的錢和精力遠遠少於大型撲街後收拾爛攤子的投入,因而有可疑情況時,怎麼往壞瞭想都是不誇張的)、發揮公民社會的作用(尤其在政治監督、信息傳播、科普倡導、物資互助、情緒支持方麵)。
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評分作者是世界公衛NGO的leader之一,幾十年來經曆瞭艾滋病、禽流感、SARS、埃博拉爆發時候的前綫抗疫工作,在美國語境下,對未來必然到來的一波波epidemics(甚至pandemics)給齣瞭七條建議:各級的領導層要像消防員一樣果決、醫療係統(包括人員、物資、調度和訓練等)一定要過硬、針對疾病的三級防禦體係(保護、檢測、反應)要靈敏、對疫情的信息要迅速準確透明且有效(提到非洲語境下,官方通告不如部落靈性首領宣講來的有用,能抓到老鼠就是好貓)、對防疫醫療技術創新的資金和人員投入要充分、要學會算賬(早期防患於未然,花的錢和精力遠遠少於大型撲街後收拾爛攤子的投入,因而有可疑情況時,怎麼往壞瞭想都是不誇張的)、發揮公民社會的作用(尤其在政治監督、信息傳播、科普倡導、物資互助、情緒支持方麵)。
評分聽完加讀完絕大部分。
評分聽完加讀完絕大部分。
The End of Epidemics 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載