Conflict, post-conflict and failed states: challenges to healthcare.
Material type: TextPublication details: 2014Subject(s): In: RUSI Journal Vol 159 No 5, October/November 2014, pp.14-18 (127) Summary: The current outbreak of ebola in West Africa has been widely covered in the global media, as the latest example of a health epidemic that can quickly spread across and beyond countries. While drugs development is needed to counter the virus, it is argued that any succesful long-term approach to fighting epidemics must be based on a deeper socio-cultural understanding of the dynamics that underpin fragile healthcare systems.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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The current outbreak of ebola in West Africa has been widely covered in the global media, as the latest example of a health epidemic that can quickly spread across and beyond countries. While drugs development is needed to counter the virus, it is argued that any succesful long-term approach to fighting epidemics must be based on a deeper socio-cultural understanding of the dynamics that underpin fragile healthcare systems.
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