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Concerted international effort urged on African Swine Fever

FAO NEWS — FAO is calling on countries affected by African Swine Fever in the Caucasus region and Russian Federation to step up precautionary measures. It is also urging a concerted international effort to prevent the disease spreading more widely across the Northern Hemisphere.

May 27, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, International, and Public Health
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Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly closes after passing multiple resolutions

24 May 2011 — The Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly concluded on Tuesday afternoon. The Assembly spent eight days working through a broad agenda. In the end, 28 resolutions and three decisions were adopted to guide the upcoming work of WHO and to address priority global health issues.

May 24, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Agents & Toxins, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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UN puts off destroying last smallpox viruses

GENEVA (AP) — Health ministers from around the world agreed Tuesday to put off setting a deadline to destroy the last known stockpiles of the smallpox virus for three more years, rejecting a U.S. plan that had called for a five-year delay. After two days of heated debate, the 193-nation World Health Assembly agreed to Read More »

May 24, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, and Public Health
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US government Launches S3: Science, Safety, and Security Program

The S3: Science, Safety, and Security program addresses “biosafety, biosecurity, biocontainment, and biorisk management. [It] promotes transparency and broader awareness about the evolving nature of biological agents that can be hazardous, and how to handle and use these agents safely and securely. The resources provided here include information for laboratory personnel who work with potentially Read More »

May 24, 2011
| Filed under North America, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Remarks as prepared by HHS Secretary Sebelius, U.S. Delegation Press Briefing, 2011 World Health Assembly

HHS NEWS — Thank you, and thank you all for joining us this morning. I just want to start by introducing a few key members of our delegation. They will be able to join me in answering your questions. Dr. Howard Koh is our Assistant Secretary for Health. Dr. Regina Benjamin is the Surgeon General of Read More »