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Draft:Samuel Boland


Samuel Timothy Boland
Born
Boston, Massachusetts
EducationThe University of Chicago, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
EmployerWorld Health Organization
OrganizationChatham House
AwardsTruman Scholar, Marshall Scholar
HonoursEbola 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, and to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

In July 2024, Samuel was appointed the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) mpox Incident Manager.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] 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.[11]

Background

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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,[12][13] and in 2016, a Marshall Scholarship.[14][15] 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.[16] From 2022 to 2023, he was an Academy Fellow in the Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership and the Next Generation[17] at Chatham House.[2]

Selected works and publications

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  • 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.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20] 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.[21] 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.[22] BMJ Opinion, 14 May 2020, 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.[23] 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.[24] 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.[25] The Guardian, 18 July 2019.
  • Boland ST, Polich E, Connolly A, et al. Overcoming Operational Challenges to Ebola Case Investigation in Sierra Leone.[26] 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.[27] 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.[28] Conflict and Health 2023; 17: 53.
  • Boland ST. Ukraine: Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA).[29] Health Cluster / World Health Organization, Ukraine: Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) (May 2023) [EN/UK - Ukraine | ReliefWeb] (1 June 2023).

References

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  1. ^ a b Robson, Samuel (2018-06-18). CDC Ebola Response Oral History Project The Reminiscences of Samuel T. Boland. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  2. ^ a b "Our people". Chatham House. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  3. ^ "Mpox cases continue to rise in Africa". Voice of America. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  4. ^ AfricaNews (23 August 2024). "WHO launches emergency response as Mpox outbreak resurges in DRC". Africanews. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  5. ^ "How the World Sleepwalked Into the Global Mpox Emergency". Bloomberg.com. 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  6. ^ "RD Congo mpox : La course aux vaccins dans le pays". BBC News Afrique (in French). 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  7. ^ "Mpox in DR Congo: Di race to get vaccines across di kontri". BBC News Pidgin. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  8. ^ "DR Congo faces severe shortages as Mpox spreads". commonspace.eu. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  9. ^ "Addressing funding and resource gaps for mpox response in Africa - CNBC Africa". www.cnbcafrica.com. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern". www.who.int. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  12. ^ "Third-year Samuel Boland wins prestigious Truman Scholarship | University of Chicago News". news.uchicago.edu. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  13. ^ "Scholar Listing | The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation". www.truman.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  14. ^ "Sam Boland - Marshall Scholarships". www.marshallscholarship.org. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "The Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership and the Next Generation | Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank".
  18. ^ "10 years after the 2014–16 Ebola epidemic in west Africa: advances and challenges in African epidemic preparedness - The Lancet".
  19. ^ Rhodes, Megan; Boland, Samuel (August 18, 2021). "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. 31 (6): 739–750. doi:10.1080/09614524.2021.1907540 – via CrossRef.
  20. ^ Boland, Samuel T.; Grace, Rob; Kaplan, Josiah (August 2, 2023). "Civil-Military Engagement During Public Health Emergencies: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Responses to COVID 19". Stability: International Journal of Security and Development. 11 (1). doi:10.5334/sta.859.
  21. ^ Boland, Samuel T.; McInnes, C.; Gordon, S.; Lillywhite, L. (April 1, 2021). "Civil-military relations: a review of major guidelines and their relevance during public health emergencies". BMJ Mil Health. 167 (2): 99–106. doi:10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001505. PMID 32753540 – via militaryhealth.bmj.com.
  22. ^ "Covid-19 has forced a reckoning—the UK has much to learn from low income settings". The BMJ. May 14, 2020.
  23. ^ Boland, Samuel T.; Balabanova, Dina; Mayhew, Susannah (November 22, 2023). "Examining the militarised hierarchy of Sierra Leone's Ebola response and implications for decision making during public health emergencies". Globalization and Health. 19 (1): 89. doi:10.1186/s12992-023-00995-w. PMC 10664671. PMID 37993942.
  24. ^ https://academic.oup.com/ia/article-abstract/99/3/1339/7147404
  25. ^ "More of the same won't solve Congo's Ebola crisis – let locals lead". The Guardian. July 18, 2019.
  26. ^ Boland, Samuel T.; Polich, Erin; Connolly, Allison; Hoar, Adam; Sesay, Tom; Tran, Anh-Minh A. (September 27, 2017). "Overcoming Operational Challenges to Ebola Case Investigation in Sierra Leone". Global Health: Science and Practice. 5 (3): 456–467. doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00126. PMC 5620341. PMID 28751468 – via www.ghspjournal.org.
  27. ^ Boland, Samuel T.; Mayhew, Susannah; Balabanova, Dina (August 4, 2023). "Securitising public health emergencies: a qualitative examination of the origins of military intervention in Sierra Leone's Ebola Epidemic". BMJ Public Health. 1 (1): e000236. doi:10.1136/bmjph-2023-000236 – via bmjpublichealth.bmj.com.
  28. ^ Boland, Samuel T.; Balabanova, Dina; Mayhew, Susannah (November 6, 2023). "The political economy of expedience: examining perspectives on military support to Sierra Leone's Ebola response". Conflict and Health. 17 (1): 53. doi:10.1186/s13031-023-00553-6. PMC 10626636. PMID 37932772.
  29. ^ "Ukraine: Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) (May 2023) [EN/UK] - Ukraine | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. June 1, 2023.
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