Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Health Security: COVID-19 and Ensuring Future Pandemic Preparedness in Ireland and the World

By Sebastian Kevany and Aoife Kirk

Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Health Security: Ensuring Future Preparedness for Small Island Nations and the World reviews the many lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include epidemic preparedness, the politics of epidemics, health security, anti-vaccine campaigns, vaccine preparedness, the need for detailed information sharing and infection tracking versus protected health information, the effects on international relations, the need for intelligence assets to contribute to global health, and the development of biodefense shields.

• Focuses on health security and epidemic control in small island countries
• Presents international relations and affairs in the public health context
• Summarizes major lessons learned for humanity from the 2020-21 pandemic

• Language: English
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Release date: Sep 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9780323985673

Sebastian Kevany

Sebastian Kevany, MA, MPH, PhD has conducted over 100 global health and development missions to Africa, the Middle East, the South Pacific, Eastern Europe, and Asia with a focus on monitoring and evaluation, health security, international relations, human rights, health diplomacy, and international governance. Sebastian holds BA and MA degrees from Trinity College Dublin (Ireland); an MPH degree from the University of Cape Town (South Africa); is a former adjunct assistant professor at Trinity College Dublin; is an affiliate of the University of California (USA); and holds a doctorate by life research from the University of Westminster (United Kingdom). Dr. Kevany is the Author of Barefoot Global Health Diplomacy: Field Experiences in International Relations, Security, and Epidemics, published December 2020 by Elsevier / Academic Press, 9780128186817.

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