Global and Domestic Legal Preparedness and Response: 2014 Ebola Outbreak

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness/FirstView Article, Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2014

4 Pages Posted: 12 Oct 2014

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James G. Hodge

Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Date Written: October 10, 2014

Abstract

The global rise of Ebola viral diseases in 2014 necessitates legal responses that promote effective public health responses and respect for the health and human rights of populations. Compulsory public health interventions, approval and administration of experimental drugs or vaccines, and allocation of finite resources require difficult choices in law and policy. Crafting legal decisions in real-time emergencies is neither easy nor predictable, but it is essential to controlling epidemics and saving lives.

Suggested Citation

Hodge, James G., Global and Domestic Legal Preparedness and Response: 2014 Ebola Outbreak (October 10, 2014). Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness/FirstView Article, Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2014 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2508379

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