Identifying future disease hot spots : infectious disease vulnerability index /

"Recent high-profile outbreaks, such as Ebola and Zika, have illustrated the transnational nature of infectious diseases. Countries that are most vulnerable to such outbreaks might be higher priorities for technical support. RAND created the Infectious Disease Vulnerability Index to help U.S. g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Moore, Melinda, M.D (Autor), Gelfeld, Bill (Autor), Okunogbe, Adeyemi (Autor), Paul, Christopher, 1971- (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense (sponsoring body.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, California : RAND, [2016]
Colección:Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1605-OSD.
Temas:
Emerging infectious diseases > Prevention.
Communicable diseases > Prevention.
Diseases > Risk factors.
Epidemics > Political aspects.
Public health.
Communicable diseases.
World health.
Communicable Diseases
Communicable Disease Control
Risk Factors
Public Health
Global Health
Maladies infectieuses > Prévention.
Maladies > Facteurs de risque.
Santé publique.
Maladies infectieuses.
Santé mondiale.
public health.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Recent high-profile outbreaks, such as Ebola and Zika, have illustrated the transnational nature of infectious diseases. Countries that are most vulnerable to such outbreaks might be higher priorities for technical support. RAND created the Infectious Disease Vulnerability Index to help U.S. government and international agencies identify these countries and thereby inform programming to preemptively help mitigate the spread and effects of potential transnational outbreaks. The authors employed a rigorous methodology to identify the countries most vulnerable to disease outbreaks. They conducted a comprehensive review of relevant literature to identify factors influencing infectious disease vulnerability. Using widely available data, the authors created an index for identifying potentially vulnerable countries and then ranked countries by overall vulnerability score. Policymakers should focus on the 25 most-vulnerable countries with an eye toward a potential "disease belt" in the Sahel region of Africa. The infectious disease vulnerability scores for several countries were better than what would have been predicted on the basis of economic status alone. This suggests that low-income countries can overcome economic challenges and become more resilient to public health challenges, such as infectious disease outbreaks"--Publisher's description
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 81 pages) : color maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780833096111
0833096117

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