Contents


*by Tanaya Sparkle and Debanshu Roy*


Foreword

It is with great honor that I have had the privilege of traveling and lecturing with many of the editors of this novel Volume 1 of Contemporary Developments and Perspectives in International Health Security. As I have traveled the world and visited every continent, it is striking to see the lives of ordinary citizens around the world and how different basic health and living standards (security) are based on

I do remember one time in New Delhi, India, where a cab driver lamented at the conditions of the roads in India and told me of his dream of visiting America. He showed me a video of his relative in the United States, driving down a highway with clearly marked lanes, much more orderly than we were experiencing in our drive through this massive and beautiful Indian city. The paving of a dirt road not only expands the possibilities to travel more efficiently but also extends to health, culture, and community. The international experience highlights the interwoven aspects of everyday life that can impact a person's ability to live and survive based

A threat to one can be a threat to all. Death, disease, famine, and pestilence. The reality of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) created a ripple in our world that will impact humans for years, if not decades, to come. The broadened definition of International Health Security (IHS) is the right idea at the right time. The focus on HIS as that is based on individuals who participate in their community, as well as the security of physical, emotional and spiritual needs,

In 2020 we find ourselves in the midst of one of the most information-dense times in human history. As medical knowledge doubles every few months, keeping up makes the organization of this information and best evidence a necessity across the world. The manifestation of Moore's Law, the metronome of digital advancements as a function of silica chips doubling the capacity and shrinking in size by half every 18–24 months, is our next generation smartphone universe and access to massive sets of information, right in the palm of one's hand. With the thought of Elon Musk's Starlink, the satellite connectivity of every continent and possibly every person will be the realization of a truly global human network. Gordon Moore, the founder of Intel Corporation, described the phenomenon that has seen computer processing progress to artificial intelligence and machine learning. The mathematics behind these amazing advancements and more in some economically resourced zip codes of the world is astonishing. As the world transitions from analog to the digital transformation of knowledge, power, and truth amidst societies, communities, and health systems, the next step is to codify the language used to describe our new

Each person is the first line in an onslaught of massive information and even more disinformation. What is the truth? What is logic? What is the spin? What does the evidence say? What would the scientist do? Now, what would the politicians do? The world and information availability is not the problem; it is the critical analysis

on the culture and components of a secure civilized society.

is the link to foster dialogue and discovery well into the future.

world with the new challenges we encounter every day.

where one lives.
