Global Health Security - A Blueprint for the Future

In an age of pandemics, no country can achieve public health on its own. Health security expert Lawrence O. Gostin examines the key cross-border threats to our well-being, from infectious diseases to bioterrorism, and proposes pragmatic solutions: targeted research, robust international institutions, and tools for effective global action.

About the author

Lawrence O. Gostin is Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and University Professor, Georgetown University’s highest academic rank. He directs the World Health Organization Center on National and Global Health Law and serves on the National Cancer Advisory Board.

Summary

In an age of pandemics, no country can achieve public health on its own. Health security expert Lawrence O. Gostin examines the key cross-border threats to our well-being, from infectious diseases to bioterrorism, and proposes pragmatic solutions: targeted research, robust international institutions, and tools for effective global action.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence O. Gostin
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.10.2021
• EAN: 9780674976610
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97661-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; MEDICAL / Public Health, LAW / International, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, LAW / Medical Law & Legislation, LAW / Health, International Law, Infectious & contagious diseases, Public health & preventive medicine, Medical & healthcare law, Public health and preventive medicine, Medicolegal issues, Infectious and contagious diseases, Medical and healthcare law, Public Health & Safety Law, Public health and safety law