Human Face of Pandemics

TheHuman Face of Pandemics reveals the emotional, psychosocial, and behavioural realitiesthat shape how societies experience and respond to global health crises andpandemics. Drawing on phenomenology, ontology, epistemology, and axiology, theauthors uncover how fear, meaning, identity, and value systems influence publicand individual health and preventive behaviours during pandemic outbreaks andin their aftermath. Through insights from HIV/AIDS and Covid‑19, this bookexposes the psychological ruptures, ethical tensions, and missed opportunitiesthat define pandemic life. Blending research, clinical experience, andpsychosocial analysis, it offers a compelling framework for understandingresilience, vulnerability, and the human choices that determine the success orfailure of pandemic prevention. 

CarloLazzari is amental health senior practitioner in the UK with experience in infectiousdiseases. His work spans mental health, clinical practice, andinterdisciplinary teaching. He has contributed to scholarship in psychologicalmedicine, interprofessional care, and applied research. His interests includethe intersections between health behaviours, early attachment, and personalitydevelopment. Dr Jon Rees (University of Sunderland, UK) is anassociate professor at the University of Sunderland, teaching and researchingin areas related to public health, health behaviours, and community wellbeing.His work explores how social and environmental factors shape everydayexperiences of health, with a focus on accessible, practice-informedscholarship. Prof Yitka Graham (University of Sunderland, UK)leads the Helen McArdle Nursing and Care Research Institute at the Universityof Sunderland. Her work focuses around health services research, exploringpatient experience, workforce development and health inequalities across healthand social care. Her research aims to improve clinical practice and outcomes. DrRebecca Owens (University of Sunderland, UK) is a Chartered Psychologistand the Head of the School of Psychology. She takes an evolutionary approach toher academic interests, which are now primarily focused on male psychology.