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Conference Held on Biosecurity Threats in the Asia-Pacific Region
Experts in Biosecurity attend the “Biosecurity Threats in the Asia-Pacific Region” conference co-hosted by the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and the Center of Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance. The conference was held Aug. 8-11 at APCSS.
HONOLULU – Biosecurity experts came together in Hawai‘i this week to look at ways to enhance national and regional understanding of biological threats and strategies to prevent and respond to biological incidents.
The “Biosecurity Threats in the Asia-Pacific Region” conference focused on sharing information and ideas. Participants shared their diverse expertise in hopes of developing approaches to strengthen capacity building and influence policy-makers to effectively deal with both natural and man-made biological threats.
More than 35 civilian and military experts in this field attended the conference that was co-hosted by the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and the Center of Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance. Attendees included distinguished health professionals from the World Health Organization, U.S. Pacific Command, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Health (U.S.), U.S. Health and Human Services, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.), National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (Vietnam), Hong Kong Hospital Authority, National Defense University (U.S.), Hawai‘i State Department of Health, University of Hawai‘i-M?noa, University of California at Davis (animal health), U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Singapore Armed Forces Medical Corps and others.
