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Mitigation of Biological Threats in the ASEAN Region Phase I

A program that strengthened capacities to detect, rapidly identify, and diagnose highly dangerous pathogens and emerging infectious diseases (e.g. Ebola, MERS-CoV) that present regional and global threats. Specific initiatives focused on:

  1. Strengthening response capacity for health-security threats;
  2. Improving biosafety and biosecurity systems and capacities;
  3. Further developing the ASEAN Emergency Operations Centers network;
  4. Enhancing regional capacity in big data analytics and visualization for disease surveillance; and
  5. Strengthening the health-security interface capacity of the ASEAN Secretariat.

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Activities

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Beneficiary Regions

Budget

11787601 CAD

Status

Completed
Start Date: January 1, 2013
End Date: 

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Contacts

Name Position Agency/Department/Org Note
Mr Trevor Smith Head & CWC Point of Contact
Global Partnership Program
Canada
Mr Emmanuel Roux Special Representative of INTERPOL to the UN
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Subdirectorate
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
Dr Guenael Rodier Director
Department of Global Capacities, Alert and Response
World Health Organization (WHO)
Ms Louis Ems Secretary/Treasurer
International Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA)
Ms Maureen Ellis Executive Director
International Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA)
Mr Simon Collard-Wexler First Secretary
Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
Canada
Mr Allen Brown Deputy Director
Nuclear Nonproliferation and Arms Control and Disarmament Policy, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division (IGN)
Global Affairs Canada

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