The politics of fear : Médecins sans Frontières and the West African ebola epidemic /

'The Politics of Fear' is Médecins sans Frontières's commissioned analysis of the politics surrounding the 2014 Ebola epidemic and response. The volume contains 11 topic-based chapters and four eyewitness vignettes from contributors inside and outside MSF.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hofman, Michiel (Editor ), Au, Sokhieng (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Temas:
Médecins sans frontières (Association)
Ebola virus disease > Africa, West.
Ebola virus disease > Social aspects > Africa, West.
Ebola virus disease > Political aspects > Africa, West.
Epidemics > Social aspects > Africa, West.
Epidemics > Political aspects > Africa, West.
Ebola virus disease.
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
Maladie à virus Ebola > Afrique occidentale.
Maladie à virus Ebola > Aspect social > Afrique occidentale.
Maladie à virus Ebola > Aspect politique > Afrique occidentale.
Maladie à virus Ebola.
Epidemics > Political aspects.
Epidemics > Social aspects.
Social conditions.
Africa, West > Social conditions.
Africa, West.
Africa, Western
Afrique occidentale > Conditions sociales.
Afrique occidentale.
West Africa.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Michiel Hofman and Sokhieng Au
  • Doctors against borders / João Nunes
  • Whose security? / Adia Benton
  • vignette 1. A few days in July / Lindis Hurum
  • The "humanitarian" response to the ebola epidemic in Guinea / Jean-Francois Caremel, Sylvain Landry B. Faye, and Ramatou Ouedraogo
  • The initial international aid response in Sierra Leone / Thomas Kratz
  • Dying of the mundane in the time of ebola / Mit Philips
  • vignette 2. Treating, suffering, and surviving ebola
  • How did Médecins san frontiers negotiate clinical trials of unproven treatments during the 2014-2015 ebola epidemic? / Annette Rid and Annick Antierens
  • Failing Dr. Khan / Tim O'Dempsey
  • Finding an answer to ebola's greatest challenge / Armand Sprecher
  • vignette 3. Children in the ebola treatment centers / Allie Tua Lappia and Patricia Carrick
  • Fear and containment / Alice Desclaux, Moustapha Diop, and Stéphane Doyon
  • Challenges of instituting effective medevac policies / Duncan McLean
  • vignette 4. Returing to the "ebola world" / e Maud Santantonio.

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