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The LancetVolume 385, Issue 9980, 9 May 2015, Pages 1884-1901

Global health security: The wider lessons from the west African Ebola virus disease epidemic(Review)(Open Access)

  • Heymann, D.L.,
  • Chen, L.,
  • Takemi, K.,
  • Fidler, D.P.,
  • Tappero, J.W.,
  • Thomas, M.J.,
  • Kenyon, T.A.,
  • Frieden, T.R.,
  • Yach, D.,
  • Nishtar, S.,
  • Kalache, A.,
  • Olliaro, P.L.,
  • Horby, P.,
  • Torreele, E.,
  • Gostin, L.O.,
  • Ndomondo-Sigonda, M.,
  • Carpenter, D.,
  • Rushton, S.,
  • Lillywhite, L.,
  • Devkota, B.,
  • Koser, K.,
  • Yates, R.,
  • Dhillon, R.S.,
  • Rannan-Eliya, R.P.
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  • aDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
  • bCentre on Global Health Security, London, United Kingdom
  • cChatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, United Kingdom
  • dChina Medical Board, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • eJapan House of Councillors, Tokyo, Japan
  • fIndiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, IN, United States
  • gDivision of Global Health Protection, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • hCenter for Global Health, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • iUS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • jVitality Institute, New York, NY, United States
  • kWorld Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Ageing, Geneva, Switzerland
  • lHeartfile, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • mInternational Longevity Centre (ILC), Global Alliance and ILC-Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • nNew York Academy of Medicine, NY, United States
  • oHelpAge International, London, United Kingdom
  • pUNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme on Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
  • qCentre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford, United Kingdom
  • rPublic Health Program, Open Society Foundations, New York, NY, United States
  • sO'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, United States
  • tNew Partnership for Africa's Development, Pretoria, South Africa
  • uDepartment of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • vDepartment of Politics, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • wTribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • xDivision of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
  • yDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • zEarth Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
  • aaInstitute for Health Policy, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Abstract

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. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.

Indexed keywords

EMTREE medical terms:ArticleconflictdisasterEbola hemorrhagic feveremergency surgeryepidemicgovernmenthealthhealth care policyhealth hazardhealth insurancehealth securityhealth servicehumanincidenceinfection controllife expectancymedical researchnon communicable diseasepandemic influenzapositive feedbackpriority journalpublic healthrisk assessmentWest AfricanAfricahealth care deliveryHemorrhagic Fever, Ebolainternational cooperationorganization and managementtrends
MeSH:Africa, WesternDelivery of Health CareEpidemicsGlobal HealthHealth Care ReformHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansInternational Cooperation

Funding details

Funding sponsor Funding number Acronym
Seventh Framework Programme607960FP7
  • ISSN: 01406736
  • CODEN: LANCA
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60858-3
  • PubMed ID: 25987157
  • Document Type: Review
  • Publisher: Lancet Publishing Group

  Heymann, D.L.; Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London, United Kingdom;
© Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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