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.
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…
The International Health Regulations (2005) are the most important document governing the responses to public health emergencies. Implementation of the IHR (2005) within a state creates several…
Long before global health security became a term of art, vaccines were protecting communities from infectious diseases and outbreaks, and their disruptive effects on health and society. Whenever there…
During infectious disease outbreaks, public health officials need to know where disease is spreading, its population impact, and its effect on healthcare systems that inform decision making. Though…
