The G20 Leaders' Summit is scheduled for 18-19 November 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, with the presence of the leaders of the 19 member countries, plus the African Union and the European Union. The G20 brings together the countries with the largest economies in the world. The member states meet annually to discuss economic, political
A planning committee of the National Academies' Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies will hold a workshop 9-10 December 2024 via webcast The workshop will examine possible improvements to healthcare and public health infrastructure preparedness, aiming to identify vulnerabilities to critical public health infrastructure and opportunities to reduce risks and
This meeting is part of the Biological Threats in the Age of the Bioeconomy – A Workshop Series. Existing biosafety and biosecurity policies and frameworks, which are focused on pathogens and toxins, may not address concerns associated with advances in research and development of bioeconomy-relevant biotechnologies and biomanufacturing. This meeting will discuss existing frameworks and
This meeting is part of the Biological Threats in the Age of the Bioeconomy – A Workshop Series. Existing biosafety and biosecurity policies and frameworks, which are focused on pathogens and toxins, may not address concerns associated with advances in research and development of bioeconomy-relevant biotechnologies and biomanufacturing. This meeting will discuss existing frameworks and
The Public Health Communications Collaborative will host a webinar entitled "Ask Us Anything: The State of Social Media for Public Health Communicators" on January 30, 2025. "2025 kicked off with a public health crisis in Los Angeles, the removal of fact-checking on Meta platforms, and a new administration. Public health professionals and communicators across the
The World Health Organization (WHO) will give an overview of the current outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus disease on 6 February 2025. The webcast event will happen at 12:00 Central European Time (6:00 am Eastern). Sudan virus disease is a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates that is due to Orthoebolavirus sudanense
The NASEM Committee on the Review of Transmission and Geographic Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in U.S. Cervid Populations will hold a public webinar on February 6, 2025. The discussion will center on release of a new report describing the state of knowledge regarding: How CWD is transmitted among cervids The current distribution of disease
This meeting is part of the Biological Threats in the Age of the Bioeconomy – A Workshop Series and will conclude the select topic scenarios discussion from prior meetings, and will also include a discussion of overall themes identified by the committee throughout the Workshop series. Please visit the National Academies' Adapting Frameworks for Assessing
The World Health Organization will host a virtual meeting on 19 March to identify the knowledge gaps and priority research questions related to the development and evaluation of medical countermeasures to prepare for and respond to H5N1 outbreaks The meeting will outline regulatory pathways for mRNA vaccines and other novel approaches and review other therapeutics,
