Health of Nations - The Campaign to End Polio and Eradicate Epidemic Diseases

¿Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.¿ ¿ Jonas Salk, inventor of one of the first successful polio vaccines
No one will die of smallpox again¿
One of the worst killers ever is now consigned to history ¿ perhaps the greatest humanitarian achievement of our age. Now polio, malaria and measles are on the hit list.
Karen Bartlett tells the dramatic story of the history of eradication and takes us to the heart of modern campaigns. From high-tech labs in America to the poorest corners of Africa and the Middle East, we see the tremendous challenges those on the front lines face every day, and how they take us closer to a brave new world.

About the author

Karen Bartlett is a journalist, film-maker and Sunday Times bestselling author whose writing has appeared in the Sunday Times, The Times, Guardian, Newsweek, New Statesman and Wired. Previously she worked with Nelson Mandela and United World Colleges, the Fabian Society, and as director of the human rights campaign group Charter88. She lives in Barnet, London.

Summary

A thrilling account of the war against infectious disease and how we can win the battles to come

Additional text

‘A deft combination of history and palatable scientific reportage.’

Product details

• Authors: Karen Bartlett, Bartlett Karen
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781786072665
• ISBN: 978-1-78607-266-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Medicine: general issues, Epidemiology & medical statistics, Science: general issues, MEDICAL / General, popular science, MEDICAL / Immunology, MEDICAL / Public Health, SCIENCE / General, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, History of Medicine, Infectious and contagious diseases, Epidemiology and Medical statistics, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / General