num_pages: 768
description: Garrett takes us to India, where she meticulously examines the course of the countrys pneumonic plague; to Zaire, where the Ebola virus is still largely unchecked; and to Russia, where bad policy and a collapsing society have made for staggering setbacks in all areas of health. Garrett also exposes the ungoverned world of biological terrorism.
language: English
title: Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health
titlecomplete: Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health
genres: Biology, Politics, Science, Health, Medicine, Medical, Nonfiction, Sociology, History, Health Care
ratings_count: 1316
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Hachette Books