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Samuel Timothy Boland | |
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| Born | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Education | The University of Chicago, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| Employer | World Health Organization |
| Organization | Chatham House |
| Awards | Truman Scholar, Marshall Scholar |
| Honours | Ebola Medal for Service in West Africa |
Samuel Boland is a public health professional and researcher specialising in disease outbreak response as well as civil-military relations during public health emergencies. He has been involved as a public health responder to Ebola virus outbreaks including the Western Africa Ebola epidemic[1] and the Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,[2] and to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
In July 2024, Samuel was appointed the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) mpox Incident Manager.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] On 14 August 2024, the WHO re-declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), having previously declared mpox a PHEIC between July 2022 and May 2023.[12]
Background
[edit]Samuel Boland was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2015, while responding to the Western Africa Ebola epidemic,[1] he was awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship,[13][14] and in 2016, a Marshall Scholarship.[15][16] In 2022, he earned a PhD in Public Health and Policy from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, where he wrote his thesis on the origin, nature, and effect of military intervention in Sierra Leone's Ebola response.[17] From 2022 to 2023, he was an Academy Fellow in the Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership and the Next Generation at Chatham House.[3]
Selected works and publications
[edit]- Keita M, Boland ST, Okeibunor J, et al. 10 years after the 2014–16 Ebola epidemic in west Africa: advances and challenges in African epidemic preparedness. The Lancet 2024; 403: 2573–2575.
- Rhodes M, Boland ST. A whole-of-government review to a whole-of-government response: a narrative review of the United States Government’s 2013–2016 West Africa Ebola Epidemic post-operation reports. Development in Practice 2021; 0: 1–12.
- Boland ST, Nylen A, Bates M, et al. Armed actor interventions in humanitarian and public health crises: examining perspectives of crisis-affected community members. Conflict and Health 2024; 18: 33.
- Boland ST, Grace R, Kaplan J. Civil-Military Engagement During Public Health Emergencies: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Responses to COVID-19. 2023; 11: 1.
- Boland ST, McInnes C, Gordon S, et al. Civil-military relations: a review of major guidelines and their relevance during public health emergencies. BMJ Mil Health 2021; 167: 99–106.
- Boland ST, McKay G, Black B, et al. Covid-19 has forced a reckoning—the UK has much to learn from low income settings. BMJ Opinion, 14 May 2020, https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/05/14/covid-19-has-forced-a-reckoning-the-uk-has-much-to-learn-from-low-income-settings/ (14 May 2020).
- Boland ST, Mayhew SH, Rohan H, et al. Enmity then empathy: How militarisation facilitated collaborative but exclusive exchange in Sierra Leone’s Ebola response. Disasters; n/a: e12643.
- Boland ST, Balabanova D, Mayhew S. Examining the militarised hierarchy of Sierra Leone’s Ebola response and implications for decision making during public health emergencies. Globalization and Health 2023; 19: 89.
- Boland ST. Examining the origin, nature, and effect of military support to Sierra Leone’s Ebola response. Doctoral thesis, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Epub ahead of print 7 July 2022. DOI: 10.17037/PUBS.04667418.
- Boland S. How to prevent the next pandemic. International Affairs 2023; 99: 1339–1340.
- Mayhew S, Boland S, Cohen D, et al. More of the same won’t solve Congo’s Ebola crisis – let locals lead. The Guardian, 18 July 2019.
- Boland ST, Polich E, Connolly A, et al. Overcoming Operational Challenges to Ebola Case Investigation in Sierra Leone. Global Health: Science and Practice 2017; 5: 456–467.
- Boland ST, Mayhew S, Balabanova D. Securitising public health emergencies: a qualitative examination of the origins of military intervention in Sierra Leone’s Ebola Epidemic. BMJ Public Health; 1. Epub ahead of print 4 August 2023. DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000236.
- Boland ST, Balabanova D, Mayhew S. The political economy of expedience: examining perspectives on military support to Sierra Leone’s Ebola response. Conflict and Health 2023; 17: 53.
- Boland ST. Ukraine: Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA). Health Cluster / World Health Organization, https://reliefweb.int/report/ukraine/ukraine-public-health-situation-analysis-phsa-may-2023 (1 June 2023).
References
[edit]- ^ a b Robson, Samuel (2018-06-18). CDC Ebola Response Oral History Project The Reminiscences of Samuel T. Boland. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Sam Boland". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ a b "Our people". Chatham House. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Mpox cases continue to rise in Africa". Voice of America. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ AfricaNews (23 August 2024). "WHO launches emergency response as Mpox outbreak resurges in DRC". Africanews. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "How the World Sleepwalked Into the Global Mpox Emergency". Bloomberg.com. 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "RD Congo mpox : La course aux vaccins dans le pays". BBC News Afrique (in French). 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Mpox in DR Congo: Di race to get vaccines across di kontri". BBC News Pidgin. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "DR Congo faces severe shortages as Mpox spreads". commonspace.eu. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Addressing funding and resource gaps for mpox response in Africa - CNBC Africa". www.cnbcafrica.com. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ Bariyo, Nicholas (14 August 2024). "Rapid Spread of Mpox in Africa Is Global Health Emergency, WHO Says". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern". www.who.int. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Third-year Samuel Boland wins prestigious Truman Scholarship | University of Chicago News". news.uchicago.edu. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Scholar Listing | The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation". www.truman.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Sam Boland - Marshall Scholarships". www.marshallscholarship.org. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Sam Boland: Ebola Worker, Truman and Marshall Scholars | The College | The University of Chicago | The University of Chicago". college.uchicago.edu. 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ Boland, S. T. (2022-07-07). Examining the origin, nature, and effect of military support to Sierra Leone’s Ebola response (doctoral thesis). London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. doi:10.17037/pubs.04667418.