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The Global Health and Security Initiative is working around the world
to prevent, detect, and respond to biological threats. The initiative
develops and implements the biological programs of NTI,
a non-profit organization co-chaired by Ted Turner and Sam Nunn.
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Leading experts call for urgent action to enhance global infectious disease surveillanceTwenty-three representatives from infectious disease surveillance networks in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, including leading experts in epidemiological surveillance and health informatics, met from December 3-6, 2007 at the Rockefeller Conference Centre in Bellagio, Italy. |
"Our
response to a biological outbreak — whether caused by nature
or by the deliberate act of man — will depend on our public
health infrastructure (doctors, nurses, labs, hospitals) and
networks — not on our ships or planes or tanks." |
The Google Foundation today announced a $2.5 million grant to NTI's Global Health and Security Initiative (GHSI) to greatly enhance its work to rapidly detect, identify and respond to infectious disease outbreaks in Southeast Asia.
January 17, 2008
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NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn addresses the need for global cooperation to better protect against biological threats – whether they are naturally occurring or intentionally caused.
June 11, 2007
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Security and Public Health Developments in the Biosciences Lessons from Select Public Health Events Having Relevance to Bioterrorism Preparedness |