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  • Comment: I think that Boland is likely notable but there are two things keeping me from accepting the article in its current form. First is the reference bombing being done in the second paragraph - You don't need seven sources to support a single sentence! In addition, each of those sources is less about Boland himself and more about the epidemic at large. A person being quoted in the media doesn't confer notability, so those sources don't necessarily show that he is notable. The second issue is that the sources discussing Boland's work externally, rather, they are from the university that conferred his degree. That isn't independent enough for me to be confident that Boland meets our notability guideline for academics. ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)Talk to Me! 20:38, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
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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