Counterterrorism policies and practices: health and values at stake
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Counterterrorism policies and practices: health and values at stake
The United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used a fake vaccination programme to obtain DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) samples in the search for Osama Bin Laden, which caused distrust and hampered polio eradication and other public health efforts in Pakistan.1,2 The Obama administration’s vow that the CIA will never again exploit a vaccination programme in its counterterrorism efforts ther...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.14.144816