Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa in particular, is one of the last continents to have recorded
COVID-19 cases, and is expected to be severely impacted by the virus. The lack of intensive …

This paper argues that the existing definition of pandemics is not nuanced enough, because
it is predicated solely on the criterion of spread, rather than on the criteria of spread and …

In recent public workshops and working group meetings, the Forum on Microbial Threats of
the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has examined a variety of infectious disease outbreaks with …

The Medical Journal of Australia Page 1 MJA • Volume 185 Number 10 • 20 November 2006
S73 PREPARING FOR AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN …

This paper draws together work on the event to problematise the generative implications of
anticipatory governance in the management of emerging infectious disease. Through …

Background: The potential of pandemics to cause global destabilization calls for robust
pandemic preparedness plans with supportive health legislation. Few international studies …

When responding to a novel infectious disease outbreak, policies are set under time
constraints and uncertainty which can limit the ability to control the outbreak and result in …

Infectious disease pandemics raise significant and novel ethical challenges to the
organization and practice of public health. This chapter provides an overview of the salient …

► Open communication about challenges faced by the government can encourage civic
contribution to solutions; where bottom-up community-led initiatives can complement the …

World Health Organization (WHO) member states have tasked an Intergovernmental
Negotiating Body with developing an initial draft of a “pandemic treaty” by August 2022, with …