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Swine Flu (H1N1): Are we better prepared today for pandemics?

Tuesday, May 5, 2009 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Center for Strategic and International Studies 1800 K Street, NW Washington D.C., 20006 B1 Conference Center

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Global Health Policy Center hosted a roundtable discussion on the unfolding swine flu (H1N1) outbreak.  Speakers explored whether recently expanded investments in infrastructure and partnerships have improved U.S. and global capacities to detect and respond to public health emergencies.  Presenters also spoke to the current and projected impacts of this outbreak on health, migration, economic growth and trade.

Featuring:

Katherine Bliss
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Americas Program

Steven Schrage
CSIS Scholl Chair in International Business

Dr. Ronald Waldman
Coordinator of the USAID Humanitarian Pandemic Preparedness Initiative

Moderated by:
Stephen Morrison
Director, CSIS Global Health Policy Center

Additional Resources:

 

Critical Questions: Influenza Outbreak in Mexico (PDF)
Katherine Bliss, Ph.D.

Featured Podcast: The Threat of Pandemic Swine (H1N1) Influenza (5:12) (Mp3)
Phil Nieburg, M.D., M.P.H.

CSIS Experts
J. Stephen Morrison
Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center
Katherine Bliss
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Global Health Policy Center
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