פורום רובין
Dr. Wayne Soon: Global Health Lessons from East Asia: Rethinking the Contemporary History of SARS Pandemic
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מפגשי פורום רובין תש"ף
יום שלישי, 02 ביוני, 2020
15:15 – 16:45
קישור למפגש בZoom: https://zoom.us/j/98366355960 *
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מרצה:
Dr. Wayne Soon
Department of History, Vassar College
Global Health Lessons from East Asia: Rethinking the Contemporary History of SARS Pandemic
What underpins East Asian countries' success against the COVID-19 pandemic? This presentation argues that while the experiences in fighting the SARS virus in 2003 was critical in shaping their anti-pandemic responses towards COVID-19, using a historical approach towards understanding how countries like Taiwan fought against SARS can reveal surprising continuities and changes over time. Managing hidden political conflicts, dealing with the lack of Personal Protective Equipment, and maneuvering international health diplomacy, were just as harrowing as fighting the actual virus in 2003. Understanding the contemporary history of medicine is urgent, critical, and relevant, even if sources and frameworks are not so readily available to historians.
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