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Farmer Paul - Fevers Feuds And Diamonds Ebola And The Ravages Of History - Paperback
Farmer Paul - Fevers Feuds And Diamonds Ebola And The Ravages Of History - Paperback
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Description: Paul Farmer brings his considerable intellect empathy and expertise to bear in this powerful and deeply researched account of the Ebola outbreak that struck West Africa in 2014. It is hard to imagine a more timely or important book. Bill and Melinda Gates" The history is as powerfully conveyed as it is tragic Illuminating Invaluable." Steven Johnson The New York Times Book Review In 2014, Sierra Leone Liberia and Guinea suffered the worst epidemic of Ebola in history. The brutal virus spread rapidly through a clinical desert where basic health - care facilities were few and far between. Causing severe loss of life and economic disruption the Ebola crisis was a major tragedy of modern medicine. But why did it happen and what can we learn from it? Paul Farmer the internationally renowned doctor and anthropologist experienced the Ebola outbreak firsthand Partners in Health the organization he founded was among the international responders. In Fevers Feuds and Diamonds he offers the first substantive account of this frightening fast - moving episode and its implications. In vibrant prose Farmer tells the harrowing stories of Ebola victims while showing why the medical response was slow and insufficient. Rebutting misleading claims about the origins of Ebola and why it spread so rapidly he traces West Africa's chronic health failures back to centuries of exploitation and injustice. Under formal colonial rule disease containment was a priority but care was not and the region's health care woes worsened with devastating consequences that Farmer traces up to the present. This thorough and hopeful narrative is a definitive work of reportage history and advocacy and a crucial intervention in public - health discussions around the world.
Title: Fevers Feuds And Diamonds Ebola And The Ravages Of History
Author(s): Farmer Paul
Publisher: Picador
Barcode: 9781250800237
Pages: 704 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 11/16/2021
Description: Paul Farmer brings his considerable intellect empathy and expertise to bear in this powerful and deeply researched account of the Ebola outbreak that struck West Africa in 2014. It is hard to imagine a more timely or important book. Bill and Melinda Gates" The history is as powerfully conveyed as it is tragic Illuminating Invaluable." Steven Johnson The New York Times Book Review In 2014, Sierra Leone Liberia and Guinea suffered the worst epidemic of Ebola in history. The brutal virus spread rapidly through a clinical desert where basic health - care facilities were few and far between. Causing severe loss of life and economic disruption the Ebola crisis was a major tragedy of modern medicine. But why did it happen and what can we learn from it? Paul Farmer the internationally renowned doctor and anthropologist experienced the Ebola outbreak firsthand Partners in Health the organization he founded was among the international responders. In Fevers Feuds and Diamonds he offers the first substantive account of this frightening fast - moving episode and its implications. In vibrant prose Farmer tells the harrowing stories of Ebola victims while showing why the medical response was slow and insufficient. Rebutting misleading claims about the origins of Ebola and why it spread so rapidly he traces West Africa's chronic health failures back to centuries of exploitation and injustice. Under formal colonial rule disease containment was a priority but care was not and the region's health care woes worsened with devastating consequences that Farmer traces up to the present. This thorough and hopeful narrative is a definitive work of reportage history and advocacy and a crucial intervention in public - health discussions around the world.
Title: Fevers Feuds And Diamonds Ebola And The Ravages Of History
Author(s): Farmer Paul
Publisher: Picador
Barcode: 9781250800237
Pages: 704 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 11/16/2021
