Strengthening Human Security Through Biosecurity: A Road to Resilient Global Health Mechanism
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Pandemics, COVID-19, Human Security, Biosecurity, Global HealthAbstract
For global health, the COVID-19 situation presents unique difficulties and possibilities. The most disappointing aspect of the problem is that we do not have a global health apparatus to guarantee our people's safety. The global health system, predicated on the concept of human security, has, to a certain extent, failed to ensure the security of people's lives. When it comes to the threat that COVID-19 poses, there is a form of balance on a worldwide basis between under-developed and developed governments about the fact that no one is secure. The Covid-19 pandemic has completely transformed the concept of human security. The term "global health" refers to more than only the safety of one's health. This research helps to reveal the conceptual and analytical ambiguity of the human security paradigm, focusing on enhancing human security by using the biosecurity paradigm as a policy cover. Further, this research paves the way to understand the concept of human security with new dimensions.
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