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Source: http://www.usaraf.army.mil/NEWS/NEWS_110308_TANZANIA_PANDEMIC_CONF.html
Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise begins in Arusha, Tanzania
8 March 2011 ? By Maggie Menzies, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs
ARUSHA, Tanzania ? The Tanzania National Government Pandemic Response Tabletop Exercise opened Monday in Arusha, Tanzania.
The event convened with remarks from several guest speakers, who spoke on how imperative disaster preparedness and response is to the security of Tanzania.
During his welcoming remarks, Chief of Security Cooperation for the U.S. Embassy to Tanzania, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kevin Balisky, discussed the critical importance of cooperation among national militaries and civil authority leaders, as well as international organizations, nongovernmental organizations and other civil society groups, all of whom must work together to mitigate and recover from pandemic disaster.
The exercise itself is an example of the power of collaboration. It is hosted by the government of Tanzania; organized by the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), which is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany; supported by the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine; and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
In addition to representatives from all levels of the Tanzanian government, the five-day event brings together over 100 professionals from many diverse organizations such as the World Food Program, the National Disaster Operations Center in Kenya, the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria, the UN World Health and Food and Agriculture Organizations, the Ghana Ministry of Defense, and UNICEF. All will take part and contribute to the exercise.
?This exercise is designed to strengthen the government of Tanzania?s national preparedness and response plan, which will be the guiding document during a severe pandemic complex emergency,? Balisky said...
Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise begins in Arusha, Tanzania
8 March 2011 ? By Maggie Menzies, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs
ARUSHA, Tanzania ? The Tanzania National Government Pandemic Response Tabletop Exercise opened Monday in Arusha, Tanzania.
The event convened with remarks from several guest speakers, who spoke on how imperative disaster preparedness and response is to the security of Tanzania.
During his welcoming remarks, Chief of Security Cooperation for the U.S. Embassy to Tanzania, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kevin Balisky, discussed the critical importance of cooperation among national militaries and civil authority leaders, as well as international organizations, nongovernmental organizations and other civil society groups, all of whom must work together to mitigate and recover from pandemic disaster.
The exercise itself is an example of the power of collaboration. It is hosted by the government of Tanzania; organized by the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), which is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany; supported by the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine; and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
In addition to representatives from all levels of the Tanzanian government, the five-day event brings together over 100 professionals from many diverse organizations such as the World Food Program, the National Disaster Operations Center in Kenya, the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria, the UN World Health and Food and Agriculture Organizations, the Ghana Ministry of Defense, and UNICEF. All will take part and contribute to the exercise.
?This exercise is designed to strengthen the government of Tanzania?s national preparedness and response plan, which will be the guiding document during a severe pandemic complex emergency,? Balisky said...