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National Biorisk Management Oversight Program – Development and Implementation of Legislation for Oversight of High Consequence Agents and Toxins

This program engaged foreign countries’ ministry officials and stakeholders to develop and implement elements of a national biosafety and biosecurity oversight system capable of evaluating and regulating laboratories working with high-consequence agents and toxins (HCATs). Project activities included:

  1. Facilitating the development of country-specific legislative frameworks to support the development and implementation of a National Bio-risk Management Oversight Program to monitor and regulate laboratories working with HCATs;
  2. Creating awareness of biosafety and biosecurity principles and practices with institutions that work with HCATs; and
  3. Supporting the implementation of bio-risk management best practices to reduce the risk of an accidental exposure and/or intentional release of HCATs.

Risk Area(s) covered

Biological

Activities

Knowledge Sharing/Best Practices
Legislative/Regulatory Assistance

Beneficiary Countries

Ethiopia
Senegal
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey

Beneficiary Regions

Eastern Africa
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Western Africa

Budget

1200000 USD

Status

Completed
Start Date: January 1, 2017
End Date: 

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Contacts

Name Position Agency/Department/Org Note
Mr Todd Perry Special Coordinator, UNSCR 1540
Department of State
United States
Mr Stephen Knight Point of Contact
United States Mission to the United Nations
United States

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