Open AccessGlobal Health Security Initiative strengthens preparedness and response to smallpox and other bioterrorist threats
Author(s) -
E Hoile
Publication year - 2002
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.06.50.01987-en
Subject(s) - smallpox , preparedness , political science , pandemic , covid-19 , health security , influenza pandemic , economic growth , environmental health , public administration , public health , medicine , law , virology , vaccination , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology , economics
Preparedness and response to the threats of smallpox, chemical release and pandemic influenza were discussed at the third meeting of the Global Health Security Initiative on 6 December 2002 in Mexico City. The meeting was attended by health ministers and secretaries from the G7+ countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (US), plus Mexico), and the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection (1). The first meeting, which saw the launch of the initiative, was held in Ottawa in November 2001, and a second meeting was held in London, in March 2002 (2).