In Search of Global Governance for Research in Epidemics
2017
This editorial from The Lancet discusses the Ebola epidemic, which emerged in west Africa in 2014-2015. The public health crisis was notably unique, in that it represented a failure of the international community to implement necessary research governance. While the International Health Regulations (IHR) were designed to protect for global health emergencies, the Ebola epidemic proved that research was neither well-accounted for, nor did it implement lasting policies to protect for future unique challenges.
In Search of Global Governance for Research in Epidemics
Source:
Peters DH et al. In Search Of Global Governance for Research In Epidemics. The Lancet 2017; 390(10103): 1632–1633. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32546-1.