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Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/12/opinion/kerry-sebelius-health-security/
Why global health security is a national priority
By John Kerry, Kathleen Sebelius, and Lisa Monaco
updated 5:56 PM EST, Wed February 12, 2014
Editor's note: John Kerry is secretary of state. Kathleen Sebelius is secretary of Health and Human Services. Lisa Monaco is assistant to the President for homeland security and counterterrorism.
(CNN) -- Eleven years ago this week, the world faced the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, a new epidemic that infected some 8,000 people, took the lives of 775 individuals, and inflicted $30 billion in damage to regional economies.
The emergence of SARS was a wake-up call for the World Health Organization and its members, including the United States. The world had to do more to prevent, detect and respond to new biological threats.
This is not just a health challenge; it's a security challenge as well...
Why global health security is a national priority
By John Kerry, Kathleen Sebelius, and Lisa Monaco
updated 5:56 PM EST, Wed February 12, 2014
Editor's note: John Kerry is secretary of state. Kathleen Sebelius is secretary of Health and Human Services. Lisa Monaco is assistant to the President for homeland security and counterterrorism.
(CNN) -- Eleven years ago this week, the world faced the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, a new epidemic that infected some 8,000 people, took the lives of 775 individuals, and inflicted $30 billion in damage to regional economies.
The emergence of SARS was a wake-up call for the World Health Organization and its members, including the United States. The world had to do more to prevent, detect and respond to new biological threats.
This is not just a health challenge; it's a security challenge as well...