Presents the first conceptual examination of the notion of public health disasters Offers unique ethical insights into the overlapping issues between disasters bioethics and public health ethics Underscores the limitations of extant global health approaches to infectious disease outbreaks and natural disasters

Autorentext

Michael O.S. Afolabi earned a PhD in Healthcare Ethics from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. He has a background in Biomedical sciences (Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria), Innovation and Economic Development (University of Tampere, Finland), and Clinical Ethics (Providence, USA). Dr. Afolabi combines his expertise in biomedical sciences and public health policy with bioethical rhetoric to pursue and proffer solutions to the ethical dilemmas elicited by individual, social and institutional health issues. His approach to these issues from local and trans-national perspectives make his work very relevant in contemporary global health. He has published a number of research articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has shared some of his insights at academic conferences in Africa, North America, Asia, and Europe.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Public Health Disasters.- Chapter 2. Ebola Viral Outbreaks: A Ubuntuan Ethical Approach.- Chapter 3. Pandemic Influenza: A Comparative Ethical Approach.- Chapter 4. Silent Public Health Disasters: An Anthropo-ecological Approach.- Chapter 5. The Public Health Disasters of Earthquakes: A Solidaristic Approach.- Chapter 6. A Global Ethical Framework for Public Health Disasters.- Chapter 7. Conclusion.