Analyzing twenty-first century innovations in global health governance, this volume addresses questions of pandemics, essential medicines and disease eradication through detailed case studies of critical and rapidly spreading infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and SARS and 'lifestyle' illnesses such as tobacco-related illnesses, all of which are at the centre of the current global health challenge.

Professor Andrew F. Cooper, The Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada and Professor John J. Kirton, University of Toronto, Canada

Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 Critical Cases in Global Health Innovation, Andrew F.Cooper, John J.Kirton, Michael A.Stevenson; Part II Responding to Pandemics: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Chapter 2 Epidemic of Fear, Andrew T.Price-Smith, YanzhongHuang; Chapter 3 Lessons from SARS, CarolynBennett; Chapter 4 The WHO and SARS, AdamKamradt-Scott; Part III Preparing for Pandemics; Chapter 5 SARS and Avian Influenza in China and Canada, SonnyShiu-Hing Lo; Chapter 6 The Role of Civil Society in Pandemic Preparedness, KathrynWhite, MariaBanda; Chapter 7 In-Flew-Enza, YanzhongHuang; Part IV Accessing Affordable Medicines; Chapter 8 Coming to Terms with Southern Africa's HIV/AIDS Epidemic, HanyBesada; Chapter 9 The Renovation of Institutions to Support Drug Access, Jillian ClareCohen-Kohler; Chapter 10 Global Health Governance from Below, LisaForman; Part V Conducting Campaigns Against Chronic Illness; Chapter 11 Rotary International and Eradicating Polio, RobertScott, WilfridWilkinson, JohnEberhard; Chapter 12 Globalisation and the Politics of Health Governance, JeffCollin, KelleyLee; Part VI Defining Future Directions in Global Health Governance; Chapter 13 Forging the Trade Link in Global Health Governance, BenedikteDal, LauraSunderland, NickDrager; Chapter 14 Explaining Compliance with G8 Health Commitments, 1996-2006, John J.Kirton, NikolaiRoudev, LauraSunderland, CatherineKunz; Chapter 15 Global Health Initiatives, CarolineKhoubesserian; Part VII Conclusion; Chapter 16 Innovation in Global Health Governance, John J.Kirton, Andrew F.Cooper;