Social and Ethical Issues of Global Pandemics: A Southern African Perspective

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses of African states' social infrastructure, leading to high mortality rates, job losses, and arbitrary state responses. The book "Social and Ethical Issues of Global Pandemics: A Southern African Perspective" analyzes the regulations passed during COVID-19 and evaluates their impact and legality. It provides information to help authorities and society appreciate the effects of the pandemic and its control measures on peoples ways of life in the post-COVID era and beyond.

Format: Hardback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 15 November 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vulnerabilities of African states' social infrastructure, particularly in healthcare and social security systems. These states were unprepared with scientific and technological insufficiency to address the pandemic emergency, leading to severe consequences. High mortality rates, job losses, and erratic state responses were common in many African countries. The book "Social and Ethical Issues of Global Pandemics: A Southern African Perspective" edited by Masake Pilisano Harris and Richard Obinna Iroanya explores the impact of pandemics on inequality margins and their social, legal, and ethical consequences in Southern Africa and beyond. Through empirical and theoretical research, the contributors analyze the regulations passed during COVID-19 and evaluate their impact and legality. This book provides valuable insights to authorities and society to understand the extent of the pandemic's effects on people's lives in the post-COVID era and beyond.

Weight: 531g
Dimension: 236 x 158 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666924831