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Committee Sharply Critiques WHO’s Pandemic Response
Eight months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the swine flu pandemic officially over, an independent expert group has given the global health agency a decidedly mixed evaluation of how it handled the entire episode, from the outbreak’s…
- March 14, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, and Public Health
Virologists form Global Virus Response Network
Leading medical virologists from around the world today signed up to join a new Global Virus Response Network – a first-of-its-kind international scientific alliance that aims to be a leading global authority on viral disease. Two days of organizational meetings at the Italian Embassy in Washington, DC, culminated in a signing ceremony 3 March during Read More »
- March 7, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
India Could Face Bioterror Attack, Cables Say
Indian intelligence points to terrorists’ interest in using lethal pathogens such as anthrax to carry out strikes against the South Asian state, the London Guardian reported yesterday (see GSN, Oct. 4). (Dec. 17) – A police officer runs as smoke rises from a hotel where militants were taking cover during a January clash with security Read More »
- December 20, 2010
- | Filed under North America, South Asia, and Bioterrorism
BWC Nations Should Weigh Impact of New Research, U.N. Chief Says
States parties to the Biological Weapons Convention should establish a system for assessing how scientific and technological advances could affect efforts to rid the world of biological weapons, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement to a meeting of the countries that started yesterday (see GSN, Dec. 3).
- December 8, 2010
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, International, and Policy & Initiatives
BWC Meeting Held This Week – Ban Urges Coordination of Scientific Advances for Biological Disarmament
The 2010 Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention will be held this week at the United Nations Office in Geneva. The five-day meeting, which began Monday in Geneva, will consider various proposals aimed at exploring practical approaches for strengthening the Convention and promoting its full implementation. The meeting of States parties is Read More »
- December 7, 2010
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, International, and Policy & Initiatives