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By Region: South Asia

Debating Bioweapons

(The Diplomat) The Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) will take place this December in Geneva. As I noted in April, the current president of the BWC, Paul van den Ijssel, has set out an ambitious course focused …

September 2, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Issues Before the 7th Biological Weapons Review Conference

(Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses) Russia pursued a bio-weapons programme during and after the end of the Cold War. So did Iraq. Although the Convention provides for an approach to the UNSC to carry out investigations, this provision has not been invoked so far. …

August 31, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Biological Weapons, Countermeasures, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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India celebrates global freedom from Rinderpest

(India Infoline.com) Speaking on the occasion, Shri Rudra Gangadharan, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries appreciated the help and support rendered by FAO & OIE in global eradication of the Rinderpest. While mentioning future challenges, …

August 26, 2011
| Filed under South Asia and Agriculture
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‘Wider plan for new diseases needed’

(Bangladesh News 24 hours) “But the culture of not working together stands in the way of formulating such policies,” said coordinator of One Health Bangladesh Prof Nitish Chandra Debnath on Thursday at a media orientation on anthrax outbreaks. The Institute of Epidemiology…

August 19, 2011
| Filed under South Asia, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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New psychological first aid guide to strengthen humanitarian relief

16 August 2011 — Humanitarian emergencies – like earthquakes, extreme drought, or war – not only affect people’s physical health but also their psychological and social health and well-being. A new guide makes sure that best practices are consistently applied in humanitarian settings to improve the mental health of disaster affected populations.