Global Health Governance, Human Rights, and the Control of Infectious Diseases: A Case of the Ebola Epidemic in West Africa
he human right to the highest attainable standard of health has both a legal and normative basis. The legal foundations derive from a range of international agreements and declarations while the normative basis is rooted in humanitarianism. Alongside the rights-based declarations came the growing recognition of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, as ill effects of globalization and...
Published at Human Rights, Public Values, and Leadership in Healthcare Policy
Pages 1-21
Published in 2019
Sheriff Folarin, Oluwatobi Njoaguani
Folarin Sheriff F. » Sheriff F. Folarin (PhD), is a Professor of International Relations and a two-time Head of Department of Political Science and International Relations at Covenant University (2012-2014; 2018-2021). Prior to this time, Professor Folarin had been Director (and founding Coordinator) of the International Office and Linkages at Covenant University, where he laid a solid foundation for the... view full profile
