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Fever in the Jungle by Sebastian Kevany

– marking and observing International Day of Epidemic Preparedness –

Today marks International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, a day of observation that falls annually on 27 December since first declared, in 2020, by the General Assembly of the United Nations inviting …

 … all Member States, organisations of the United Nations system and other global, regional and subregional organisations, the private sector and civil society, including non-governmental organisations, academic institutions, individuals and other relevant stakeholders to observe the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness annually, in an appropriate manner and in accordance with national contexts and priorities, through education and awareness-raising activities, in order to highlight the importance of the prevention of, preparedness for and partnership against epidemics. – UN General Assembly resolution, adopted at the seventy-fifth session on 11 December 2020

But what is life really like amidst the global battle against epidemics and infectious diseases?

Sebastian Kevany, author of Fever in the Jungle: Inside the World of an Epidemic Troubleshooter, has been to some of the remotest corners of the world (off the beaten tracks and to places where there are no tracks at all!). He is able to draw on his experiences of over one hundred treatment, prevention and outbreak missions and describe it all in vivid detail. Amidst the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, Ebola, he takes us out of hotel room bubbles, from rattling convoys and ramshackle malaria clinics in South Sudan, to air-conditioned meetings with government officials in Sierra Leone.

"Sebastian captures the fine line between success and failure in tackling some of the greatest challenges facing humanity. This is a book that will inspire involvement in the work of epidemic control in inhospitable places." – Mark Pollock, author of Making It Happen

Sebastian Kevany has worked in the Middle East, the South Pacific, Eastern Europe and Asia, focusing on epidemic and infectious disease control and response, monitoring and evaluation, health security, international relations, human rights, conflict resolution, diplomacy and international relations.

He also has a passion for surfing, a subject that he has written about in two books, also published under the imprint of The Manuscript Publisher and available to buy online: Between the Moon and the Fire: Life in Surfing Moments published in 2020 and the forthcoming Sunset at Three's: An Irish Surfer in Hawaii.