It is important to remember that most vulnerable populations are vulnerable simply due to hygenic issues.
Submitted by: Roger Ying, Student, University of Washington, Seattle
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The enumerated points are obviously well-thought ones and, if implemented, will go a long way in achieving the desired results.
Submitted by: Bukar Bakki, Physician, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital
Global health preparedness is not only a priority for US security interests at this juncture in time, it is also of great interest to developing country elites.
Submitted by: Nada Doraid, MBA, currently MPH student, BA in economics & economic development and political science
The "one health" concept needs to be reinforced with interventions for strengthening and improving animal health and veterinary services.
Submitted by: Bhuvana Jayaraman,
The major missing piece that i see in the analysis and recommendations is not in the traditional public health area (prevention, vaccines)
Submitted by: Lynn Etheredge Etheredge, Rapid Learning Project, GW University
This essay speaks to the central question of long term capacity building.
Submitted by: Ann Marie Kimball, Professor, Director EINet
US should networking with other countries that it didn't have relation with to know about their pandemic prepardness system
Submitted by: Lama Hamish Ahmad, New Humphrey Fellow
The recent H1N1 influenza is a testament to the pestilence of the 21st century.
Submitted by: Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, Dr.
What are the factors of global pandemic preparedness? There are mentions of the term and what it will accpomplish throughout but no criteria of what it means specifically and tangibly.
Submitted by: Ian Reese,
The four strategies proposed by the U.S. to improve global preparedness to sudden public health crisis are very good
Submitted by: Dorthy ,
There needs to be far better understanding of why emerging and reemerging diseases are appearing with such regularity.
Submitted by: Alan M. Kelly, Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, U. of Pennsylvania
This is all about monitoring and coping with an outbreak of some sort...
Submitted by: Ned Hamson, CEO, Elan Institute
I wholeheartedly agree with the recommendations in this paper. However, I think it is also important not to take too narrow a focus on this issue.
Submitted by: Varnee Murugan, MPH student, Yale School of Public Health
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Submitted by: SmartGlobalHealth.org staff, Center for Strategic & International Studies
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