Blog — Pandemic Preparedness

Thank you!

Thank you!

Last Thursday, we had an extremely successful event where we rolled-out the final report of the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy in Washington D.C.
Report of the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy

Report of the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy

After almost one year of deliberation, the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy is proud to release its final report: "A healthier, safer, and more prosperous world."
H1N1 Influenza and the U.S. Response: Looking Back at 2009

H1N1 Influenza and the U.S. Response: Looking Back at 2009

The arrival of the new year has inspired a number of newspapers, magazines, and journals to look back at 2009’s experience with the ongoing swine flu pandemic. Read More
Your Responses to the Essay “H1N1 Preparedness”

Your Responses to the Essay “H1N1 Preparedness”

We've received some very useful and insightful feedback to the essay, "H1N1 Preparedness." Here are some of the responses you've submitted!
H1N1: Do We Know How Many People Have Been Infected?

H1N1: Do We Know How Many People Have Been Infected?

Phillip Nieburg answers reader questions about H1N1 surveillance.
H1N1 in the Americas: Transmission patterns, vaccine production plans, and popular responses

H1N1 in the Americas: Transmission patterns, vaccine production plans, and popular responses

CSIS Americas Program Deputy Director and Global Health Policy Center Senior Fellow Katherine Bliss examines the trajectory of the H1N1 influenza pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read More
China’s H1N1 Response and Public Opinion: Promise and Potential Challenges

China’s H1N1 Response and Public Opinion: Promise and Potential Challenges

China’s robust response to the H1N1 epidemic has earned it international praise, but serious challenges remain. Recent debate over the public’s willingness to get vaccinated provides insights into pandemic response in the world’s most populous country. Read More
H1N1: Slipping on a Slippery Disease

H1N1: Slipping on a Slippery Disease

In our most recent entry to the H1N1 blogosphere, CSIS experts Stephen Morrison and Philip Nieburg discuss uncertainties about H1N1 vaccine production and the meaning of President Obama's recent decision to declare H1N1 a national emergency. Do you have questions about the global spread of H1N1 that aren't being answered? Let us know in the comments.
Global Health in the 21st Century: Identifying the Big Priorities

Global Health in the 21st Century: Identifying the Big Priorities

What do sex and chickens have to do with global health?
Critical U.S Support will Help Mitigate the Global Impact of H1N1 (Swine) Flu

Critical U.S Support will Help Mitigate the Global Impact of H1N1 (Swine) Flu

In our new segment, infectious disease experts will provide insights on different aspects of the unfolding H1N1 flu epidemic. For our first entry, Phillip Nieburg discusses the recent decision by the U.S. government to share 10 percent of its H1N1 vaccine supply with other nations. What questions do you have about H1N1? Read More
Admiral William J. Fallon: Global Health Matters to the U.S.

Admiral William J. Fallon: Global Health Matters to the U.S.

Admiral Fallon gave a keynote address at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center for the CSIS/Triangle Consortium event, "Why Global Health Matters to North Carolina." Read his transcript here. Read More