Call for papers:

ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Special Edition - HEALTH SECURITY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Guest Editor: Professor Anthony Zwi, Ms Natalie Grove, Professor Daniel 
Tarantola, Ms Anne Bunde-Birouste
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South 
Wales

Possible topics include but are not limited to:
- Community vulnerability and resilience in the face of man-made or 
natural disasters 
- Interface between violent political conflict, disasters, and poverty 
- Human rights challenges in the face of significant threats of disease or 
violence 
- Development cooperation in fragile and conflict-affected states 
- Health promotion in relation to major disasters
- Preparing health systems for disasters; the role of health professionals 
in disaster preparedness, mitigation and response 
- Any other engaging and relevant topic 

Articles should be received by June 16, 2006 and sent to:

Editorial Office of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
Health Research Development Unit (HeRDU)
Faculty of Medicine, 50603 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel: +603 3 7967 4973/5748     Fax: +603 7967 5769
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: http://www.apjph.org.my 

Please see attached pdf [List mod.'s note: PDF reproduced below] for more 
information.  Instructions for Authors can be downloaded from the Journal 
website - http://www.apjph.org.my 

Any questions relating to the Special Issue of this Journal should be sent 
to the Guest Editor, Professor Anthony Zwi - [log in to unmask] 


**MORE INFORMATION**

Call for Papers 

Special Issue of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health 

HEALTH SECURITY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT 

Guest Editors: Professor Anthony Zwi, Professor Daniel Tarantola, 
Natalie Grove, Anne Bunde-Birouste 
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, 
The University of New South Wales 
Submission deadline: 16 June, 2006 

Health Security and Disaster Management have become increasing concerns for 
both developed and developing nations throughout the Asia-Pacific Region. 
Natural disasters such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the potential of pandemic 
infectious diseases such as Avian influenza and SARS, as well as the ‘man-
made’ health security threats of on-going conflict and terrorism, challenge 
the Region as never before. There is an emerging body of experience and 
research documenting the effects of disasters on the health of populations. 
This is accompanied by other writing on the ways that government, aid 
agencies, public health professionals and civil society have responded to, or 
might plan their responses to, major disasters. The complexity of disasters 
and the multi-disciplinary nature of disaster management, however, make it 
difficult for policy makers and public health professionals to adequately plan 
for impending threats. There is growing anxiety that lessons are not being 
learned despite increasing resources being allocated by national governments 
to address health security concerns. Other issues arise such as how equity is 
affected by our planning and response to disasters, where research and ethics 
fit in, whether and to what extent human rights are respected in the face of 
challenges to the “public good”. These and many related areas deserve 
attention. 

This Special Issue of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health aims to draw 
together a body of work to present a more complete picture of health security 
and disaster management in the Region. The issue will contain a number of key 
papers from the recent APACPH conference held in Taipei on ‘Health Security 
and Emerging Disasters’. It provides a unique opportunity to examine some of 
the major questions, at a time when governments are under increasing pressure 
to find ways to protect their citizens and those of the Region. It will also 
highlight where future research endeavours might be focused. We are 
particularly interested in papers of an inter-disciplinary nature and those 
that include comparative research in more than one country. We are seeking 
theoretical, conceptual, analytic, empirical and journalistic pieces. We will 
also consider artwork and photo-essays of relevance. However, we are not 
likely to publish anything that is purely descriptive – we wish to go beyond 
the surface to engage and develop critical debate around these important 
concerns which affect global, as well as local health. 

Possible topics include but are not limited to: 
- Community vulnerability and resilience in the face of man-made or natural 
disasters 
- Interface between violent political conflict, disasters, and poverty 
- Human rights challenges in the face of significant threats of disease or 
violence 
- Development cooperation in fragile and conflict-affected states 
- Health promotion in relation to major disasters 
- Preparing health systems for disasters; the role of health professionals in 
disaster preparedness, mitigation and response 
- Any other engaging and relevant topic 

Manuscripts should be submitted to the editorial office of the Journal: 

Editorial Office of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health 
Health Research Development Unit (HeRDU) 
Faculty of Medicine, 50603 Kuala Lumpur 
Malaysia 
Tel: +603 3 7967 4973/5748 Fax: +603 7967 5769 
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: www.apjph.org.my 

Manuscripts should be submitted no later than 16 June 2006. The subject line 
should include the words: APJPH Special Issue. Instructions for authors can be 
found at www.apjph.org.my 

Manuscripts will undergo peer review and those papers judged to be 
inappropriate for the Special issue may be considered for publication in the 
standard issue of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. 

Any questions relating to the Special Issue of this Journal should be sent to 
the Guest Editor, Professor Anthony Zwi at the School of Public Health and 
Community Medicine, University of New South Wales – [log in to unmask] 



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