“这是一个关于那些拯救了无数生命的怪人、流浪者、嬉皮士和亿万富翁的奇妙故事。和惊悚片一样令人兴奋，并有一个给我们人类带来希望的幸福结局。”——约翰•诺伯格，《进步》一书的作者
“这本书太吸引人了，我一口气就把它读完了。巴特利特带领读者穿越传染病的历史和现实挑战……我们面对天花、小儿麻痹症、黄热病、疟疾和埃博拉病毒，并会见了制定解决方案的英雄和阻碍进步的恶棍。巴特利特不仅擅长解释科学，还擅长解释消灭传染病的政治、经济和社会学。我以尽可能高的标准向科学家和娱乐读者推荐这本书。”——哥伦比亚大学感染与免疫中心主任伊恩•利普金
“在《国民健康》一书中，凯伦•巴特利特讲述了疾病根除计划背后的人类故事。在对公共卫生领导人进行广泛采访的基础上，她描述了英勇的努力、成功的喜悦、挑战和失败的悲剧。正是公共卫生以一种令人兴奋和易于理解的形式使我一直翻到深夜。”——伦敦帝国理工学院疫苗流行病学教授尼古拉斯•格拉斯利
“巴特利特非常清楚地表明，减少传染病影响的研究正在取得进展，但政治、预算限制、相互竞争的优先事项和自我冲突都是严重的障碍。”——科斯克书评”
“任何对公共卫生及其与政治的联系感兴趣的人都会在这里找到希望和挫折……这是对流行病学和公共卫生工作者所面临的挑战的精彩观察。”——《图书馆杂志》
“历史与令人愉快的科学报告文学的巧妙结合。”——地理杂志
“她的文笔清晰而微妙，表达了同情、对历史的广泛尊重，以及一个强大的讲故事者的技巧。”——选择杂志
‘A fantastic story about the oddballs and outcasts, hippies and billionaires who have saved millions and millions of lives. As exciting as a thriller and with a happy ending that gives us hope for humankind.’-- Johan Norberg, author of Progress
‘This book is so engaging that I read it in one sitting. Bartlett takes the reader through the historical and current challenges of infectious diseases…We confront smallpox, polio, yellow fever, malaria and Ebola, and meet the heroes who develop solutions and the villains who obstruct progress. Bartlett is adept in explaining not only the science but also the politics, economics and sociology of infectious disease eradication. I recommend it in the highest possible terms for scientists as well as recreational readers.’-- W. Ian Lipkin, director of the Center for Infection and Immunity, Columbia University
‘In The Health of Nations Karen Bartlett tells the human stories behind disease eradication programmes. Based on wide-ranging interviews with public health leaders, she describes the heroic efforts, the thrill of success, the challenges and the tragedy of failure. It’s public health in an exciting and accessible form that kept me turning the pages until late in the night.’-- Nicholas Grassly, professor in Vaccine Epidemiology, Imperial College London
‘‘Bartlett makes it abundantly clear that research to reduce the impact of infectious disease is progressing but that politics, budgetary constraints, competing priorities, and ego clashes are serious impediments.’-- KIRKUS REVIEWS
‘Anyone interested in public health and its interface with politics will find both hope and frustration here…a fascinating look at epidemiology and the challenges that public health workers face.’-- LIBRARY JOURNAL
‘A deft combination of history and palatable scientific reportage.’-- GEOGRAPHICAL magazine
‘Well-researched and accessible… Her writing is clear yet nuanced, and offers compassion, a broad respect for history, and the skills of a strong storyteller.’-- CHOICE Magazine