Avian Flu and Tomorrow's Pandemics
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Channel: GBH Forum Network · 2014 · Education
A panel of experts open discussions of increasing health risks in a globalized world by talking about possible future pandemics, including the Avian Flu. This lecture is part one in a three part series of discussions from the National Press Foundation's "Increasing Health Risks in Our Globalized World: A Conference for Journalists." Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and associate director of the Department of Homeland Security's National Center for Food Protection and Defense, provides an overview of the avian flu. Rex Archer, president of the National Association of County and City Health Officials discusses American preparations for avian flu and other pandemics, while Olusoji Adeyi, coordinator of Public Health Programs at The World Bank, provides an international perspective on preparation and the need to improve health in developing countries in order to reduce risk of pandemics.
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