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A Comprehensive Evaluation on Emergency Response in China

Part of the Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-0644-0

ISBN: 978-981-13-0643-3

Publisher: Springer Singapore - Springer Journals

Nov 24, 2018

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Chapter 1Introduction

Xue, Lan; Zeng, Guang

Pages: 1 –14

[In March 2009, the “Human Swine Flu,” which first appeared in Mexico and then rapidly spread across the globe, captured the attention of the world. On April 24th of that year, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a global notification on the “Swine Influenza A subtype H1N1” in the United...
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Chapter 2Global Strategies and Response Measures to the Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic

Xue, Lan; Zeng, Guang

Pages: 15 –44

[As an infectious respiratory disease, influenza is prone to cause pandemics for its fast mutation, easy dissemination, susceptibility to humans, and its elusive nature in terms of treatment. Three influenza pandemics occurred in the 20th century which caused huge losses worldwide.]
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Chapter 3China’s Prevention and Control and Policy Changes to the Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic

Xue, Lan; Zeng, Guang

Pages: 45 –74

[The first case of Influenza A (H1N1) in China was found in Hong Kong, on May 1st, 2009, where the patient had flown from Mexico to Hong Kong via Shanghai. On May 11th, Sichuan Province reported the first imported Influenza A (H1N1) case in mainland China, and the first domestic case was reported...
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Chapter 4China’s Institutional Mechanisms for Influenza A (H1N1) Prevention and Control

Xue, Lan; Zeng, Guang

Pages: 75 –105

[Innovation in institutional mechanisms is a fundamental issue in effectively dealing with public health emergencies. In the wake of the 2003 SARS Epidemic, China initially established a public health emergency management system and an emergency organization and management network, placing...
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Chapter 5An Evaluation of China’s Influenza A (H1N1) Emergency Response Measures

Xue, Lan; Zeng, Guang

Pages: 107 –158

[In order to stay up to date on epidemic trends and monitor possible mutations of the virus in the wake of an outbreak, China invested nearly 400 million RMB on testing large amounts of specimens and expanding the influenza monitoring network to include 411 influenza monitoring network...
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Chapter 6Cost-Benefit Analysis for China’s Influenza A (H1N1) Prevention and Control

Xue, Lan; Zeng, Guang

Pages: 159 –178

[The impact of a public health emergency on a society and economy depends upon two factors: one is the harmful nature of the event along with its duration, and the other is the effect of the social response and measures. Both of these factors are wrought with uncertainty. Firstly, the nature of...
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Chapter 7Evaluations from Different Parties on Influenza A (H1N1) Prevention and Control

Xue, Lan; Zeng, Guang

Pages: 179 –222

[Assessments of policy formulation and implementation by domestic and international stakeholders, especially domestic stakeholders, comprise a crucial component of policy evaluation. The end goals of the state’s prevention and control efforts were: to ensure the public health and safety, protect...
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Chapter 8Evaluation Findings and Policy Suggestions

Xue, Lan; Zeng, Guang

Pages: 223 –253

[The foregoing Chaps. 3–7 have dealt with the five aspects of China’s Influenza A (H1N1) prevention and control efforts respectively, namely, strategies, systems and mechanisms, emergency response measures, costs and benefits, and social comments. This chapter will summarize the evaluation team’s...

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