Environmental Health challenges in Africa are complex, involving a broad range of exposures, including ambient and indoor air pollution, electronic waste, heavy metals, pesticides, vector-borne pathogens, and climate change, and a large proportion of the disease burden in Africa is linked to environmental factors. This session will explore unique aspects and analytic challenges of the
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Please join the CSIS Americas Program and the CSIS Economics Program for a discussion on how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the outlook in Latin America. The ongoing surge in Covid-19 cases across the region raises questions about the timing of recovery, adequacy of macroeconomic responses, and the role of private and official sectors in responding |
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A virtual meeting of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will be held on Sep. 24 entitled, "The Biological Event Horizon: No Return or Total Resilience". The ongoing novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is revealing major gaps in national readiness to prepare for, respond to, and recover from biological threats. Decision makers must consider enhancements to
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is convening a diverse group of public-private partners to present, Clearing the Path: Responding to Disasters During a Crisis, a virtual discussion for National Preparedness Month, on September 24, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST. When responding to natural disasters during a crisis, such |
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The National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center (NETEC) will host 'COVID-19: Current State of the Pandemic" on 25 September 2020 as part of its virtual webinar series. In this webinar, NETEC will describe the current pandemic hotspots in the US and globally, including the epidemiology of the current wave of infections; discuss country-wide |
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A virtual symposium highlighting pediatric COVID-19 and MIS-C pandemic efforts undertaken by the NIAID-Children's Hospital partnership will take place virtually on 29 September, 2020. This one day symposium bringing together investigators, researchers, and clinicians from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Children’s National Hospital as well as other interested participants from
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NTI will host a report release event on 29 September to review lessons and recommendations from NTI’s 2020 Munich Security Conference Tabletop Exercise, presenting key recommendations for actions that international stakeholders can take to meaningfully reduce catastrophic biological risks. The virtual event is moderated by Andrew Hebbeler, Senior Director and Lead Scientist, NTI Global Biological |
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The National Institutes of Health will host a virtual learning session entitled 'Biomedical Informatics and Data Sciences in Africa' on 30 September 2020 as part of the DS-I Africa Virtual Forum series. This session will address emerging opportunities and challenges in the application of Data Science and Informatics technologies in various biomedical domains. It will
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The Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department (DTRA-CB) will host a University Engagement Webinar: Student Workforce Opportunities on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. During this webinar, participants will learn about internships, scholarships, fellowships, postdoctoral and employment opportunities available through the DoD and federal government. Topics that will be discussed include: More on DTRA-CB's role |
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Join HDIAC Thursday, October 1, from 1200 to 1300 EDT for our next webinar presentation titled “Agnostic Compact Demilitarization of Chemical Agents (ACDC).” Please register in advance for the webinar at: https://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=EF54DD81854C3B The safe destruction of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and organic precursors is a timely, costly, and significant challenge for the international community. Today, for
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The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)-funded Accelerating Detection of Disease (ADD) program will host a webinar on 1 October 2020 for life science companies to learn more about partnering and investment opportunities. Over the next four years the ADD program will recruit five million volunteers to support research intended to improve early detection, risk stratification, |
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The National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center (NETEC) will host ‘Got Masks? PPE Compliance and Fatigue in First Responder Realms' on 2 October 2020 as part of its virtual webinar series. Are personnel becoming less diligent with PPE? Is there a significant element of PPE fatigue? Do you know what the PPE requirements are
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