Credible Voice: WHO-Beijing and the SARS Crisis
This case study takes students into the Beijing office of the World Health Organization as it dealt with the SARS crisis in early 2003. The WHO serves as the world’s monitor of disease outbreak and control. It is able to mobilize legions of the world’s best scientists to analyze, diagnose, prescribe treatments for and contain diseases. However, it depends on the cooperation of the countries experiencing an epidemic. What happens when that cooperation is limited or nonexistent?
Case number:
MSPH-13-0004.0
Category:
Public Health and Medical Cases
Topics:
international public health, intergovernmental organizations, crisis management, media relations
Teaching resources:
Epilogue,
Teaching note