Infectious diseases and interpersonal trust: international evidence

International cooperation. Emerging infectious diseases.

Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Union (EU), the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and other organizations summarized existing and planned collaborations on emerging infectious diseases. The session was chaired by David Heymann, WHO, and James LeDuc, CDC. One speaker, V. Ramalingaswami, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India, summarized lessons learned from...

International Conference on Women and Infectious Diseases

researchers, women’s health advocates, educators, policymakers, and representatives from nongovernmental organizations and community-based organizations gathered in Atlanta for the first International Conference on Women and Infectious Diseases (ICWID): From Science to Action. The Office of Minority and Women’s Health of the National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control a...

Mission impossible? International law and infectious diseases.

Globalization, international law, and emerging infectious diseases.

The global nature of the threat posed by new and reemerging infectious diseases will require international cooperation in identifying, controlling, and preventing these diseases. Because of this need for international cooperation, international law will certainly play a role in the global strategy for the control of emerging diseases. Recognizing this fact, the World Health Organization has alr...

International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010.

The seventh International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) was held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, July 11-14, 2010. The conference goal was to bring together public health professionals to encourage exchange of scientific and public health information on global emerging infectious disease issues. The conference was organized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...