Outbreak Culture: The Ebola Crisis and the Next Epidemic, With a New Preface and Epilogue

In their book "Outbreak Culture," Dr. Pardis Sabeti and Lara Salahi argue that lack of preparedness, delays, and system-wide problems with the distribution of critical medical supplies can have deadly consequences. They suggest that secrecy, competition, and poor coordination plague nearly every major public health crisis and reveal how much more could be done to safeguard the well-being of caregivers, patients, and vulnerable communities.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 304 pages
\n Publication date: 29 October 2021
\n Publisher: Harvard University Press
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The Ebola outbreak and the early handling of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic serve as stark reminders of the devastating consequences of inadequate preparedness, delays, and system-wide issues with the distribution of critical medical supplies. Despite the occurrence of outbreaks after each crisis, the systems established to coordinate emergency responses are often dismantled. In their groundbreaking book, Outbreak Culture, renowned biomedical researcher Dr. Pardis Sabeti, in collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lara Salahi, argue that these challenges are inherent within the ecosystem of our emergency responses. Drawing from their expertise in disease pathogenesis and political psychology, they expose how secrecy, competition, and poor coordination plague nearly every major public health crisis. Moreover, they offer insightful solutions to safeguard the well-being of caregivers, patients, and vulnerable communities. Outbreak Culture is a testament to fearless integrity and unassailable authority, urging us to implement urgently needed changes before the next pandemic strikes.

The Ebola outbreak and the early handling of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic serve as stark reminders of the devastating consequences of inadequate preparedness, delays, and system-wide issues with the distribution of critical medical supplies. Despite the occurrence of outbreaks after each crisis, the systems established to coordinate emergency responses are often dismantled. In their groundbreaking book, Outbreak Culture, renowned biomedical researcher Dr. Pardis Sabeti, in collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lara Salahi, argue that these challenges are inherent within the ecosystem of our emergency responses. Drawing from their expertise in disease pathogenesis and political psychology, they expose how secrecy, competition, and poor coordination plague nearly every major public health crisis. Moreover, they offer insightful solutions to safeguard the well-being of caregivers, patients, and vulnerable communities. Outbreak Culture is a testament to fearless integrity and unassailable authority, urging us to implement urgently needed changes before the next pandemic strikes.

\n Weight: 276g\n
Dimension: 139 x 210 x 23 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780674260474\n
Edition number: 2 ed\n