scholarly journals Emerging Health Security Threats and Impact of Bioterrorism on the U.S. National Security

2020 ◽  
Vol V (I) ◽  
pp. 94-103
Author(s):  
Rubina Ali ◽  
Inamullah Jan ◽  
Muhammad Shoaib Malik
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health System ◽  
National Security ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Public Health System ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Deliberate Release ◽  
The U.S

Bioterrorism fear increases after the deliberate release of biological agents at the end of the twentieth century. Letters containing anthrax powder were posted through the U.S. postal system which produces fear among the population. The anthrax assaults after 9/11 made the nation conscious that the public health system is ill-prepared to administer a large-scale emergency. Bioterrorism issue is associated with the deliberate spreading of dangerous diseases thus how comprehensive bioterrorism prevention measures should be taken. Hence, the emergence of bioterrorism has enforced the US administration to transform its national security policy against nontraditional threats. The article shows how bioterror remains a credible threat and poses substantial challenges to the U.S. public health system. Additionally, analysis reveals how resilient public health infrastructure is dominant not only to shielding and enhancing the publics health security but also crucial for the nations security.

scholarly journals Deploying Ecological Countermeasures as a Biosecurity Imperative

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Reaser ◽  
Gary M. Tabor ◽  
Rohit A. Chitale ◽  
Peter Hudson ◽  
Raina Plowright
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
National Security ◽  
Department Of Defense ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Ecological Resilience ◽  
Security Threat ◽  
Health Security ◽  
The Us

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought biosecurity to the forefront of national security policy. Land use change is a fundamental driver of zoonotic disease outbreaks, yet substantial study is yet required to unravel the mechanisms by which land use-induced spillover operates. Ecological degradation may be the 21st Century’s most overlooked security threat. Within the biosecurity context, we introduce ecological countermeasures as highly targeted, landscape-based interventions aimed at arresting one or more of the components of land use-induced spillover, the chain of biological events that facilitate large-scale outbreaks of diseases transmitted between wildlife and people. We provide case studies of ecological countermeasures of particular interest to the US Department of Defense, broadly discuss countermeasures in the defense and health sectors, and provide an overview of recent US policy decisions related to health security in order to underscore the need for greater attention to ecological resilience as our best defense against future pandemics.

scholarly journals Transnistria's public health system and SARS-CoV-2: The challenges of an unrecognized state facing a global pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Vlas
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health System ◽  
Public Health System ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Public Health Challenges ◽  
Litmus Test ◽  
Basic Features ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The paper presents a comprehensive overview of the public health system in the separatist Trasnistrian region of Moldova, an analytically unorthodox undertaking, as this entails looking at the health system of a fragile breakaway state-like entity, a set of circumstances that — rather inevitably, it seems — may define certain basic features of the health system at hand. Attention will be dedicated to outlining the main challenges the region's public health system faces, for instance, concerning the spread of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and SARS-CoV-2. Studying the impact of the coronavirus pandemic can especially serve as a litmus test of the available capacities in Transnistria to deal with public health challenges: facing a novel pathogen, and the related disease and epidemic which threaten to overburden the local institutions. A key question examined here, through the example of Transnistria, is the degree to which international support to the region and the increasing cooperation with the internationally recognized state of Moldova are indispensable for public health security in the unrecognized state.

Why Should Businesses Support Public Health?

2021 ◽  
pp. 089011712110090
Author(s):  
Inge Myburgh ◽  
Ron Z. Goetzel ◽  
Enid Chung Roemer ◽  
Karen B. Kent
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health System ◽  
Public Health System ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Public Health Infrastructure ◽  
Health Infrastructure ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Business Involvement

The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to gain support from the business community for rebuilding a more effective and resilient public health infrastructure in the U.S. This commentary provides the rationale for more engaged business involvement in efforts to promote public health during the time of COVID-19. Drawing on the current pandemic, the commentary highlights the implications of a fragmented public health system for businesses and the nation at large, the shortcomings of which are apparent as never before.

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