Launched in September 2017, the Global Health Security Seminar Series promotes greater dialogue regarding pandemic preparedness across Georgetown University and the wider Washington, DC, community. The events are co-sponsored by Georgetown’s Center for Global Health Science and Security and the Global Health Initiative and occur monthly from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Biological threats have historically focused on addressing emerging infectious diseases or the possibility of engineering a virus that could start the zombie apocalypse. Today, as biology continues to…
Outbreaks affect men and women differently. This has been evident during Ebola, Zika, and cholera, but it has become acutely evident during COVID-19. Not only are women disproportionately represented…
Dr. Mark Eccleston-Turner is a Lecturer in Law at Keele University. His research specialism is in the field of international law and infectious diseases. Within this, his research interests lie in the…
Biosafety and biosecurity are essential elements to be addressed in worldwide infectious disease threats in the face of heightened world travel and in yet-to-be met international health regulations in…
The Ebola virus disease outbreak that affected West Africa from 2014 to 2016 was the largest and most complex on record since the virus was first discovered in the 1970’s. In August of 2018, the…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working collaboratively with other U.S. government agencies, ministries of health, the World Health Organization, and other partners to…
