Is Australia ready for the next pathogen threat?

How is health connected to national security?

What role should the military play in health security – and where are the limits?

How can Australia improve coordination across agencies before the next crisis arrives?

In this episode, Sharryn Parker speaks with Esperanza Martinez and Nicholas Thomson about why pathogen preparedness, human security and health need to be understood as part of Australia’s broader security picture.

Dr Nick Thomson is Academic Convenor and Fellow at the Pacific Security College.

Dr Esperanza Martinez is Professor in Practice and Head of Health and Human Security at the Australian National University’s (ANU) College of Health and Medicine.

Sharryn Parker is a Senior Policy Advisor at the ANU National Security College (NSC), on secondment from the Department of Defence.

TRANSCRIPT

Show notes:

NSC academic programs – find out more
Turning the tide together by Nick Thomson
Harnessing synergies at the interface of public health and the security sector by Nick Thomson
Health and human security: Core to national and global stability by Esperanza Martinez (pg. 94)
Health in a World of Crises and Impunity by Esperanza Martinez

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