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Military Health System poised to support U.S. commitment to Global Health Security

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  • By Health.mil Staff
  • Communications Division, Defense Health Agency
FALLS CHURCH, Va. --  President Obama announced Monday, Nov. 16, the United States’ commitment to the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) during the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Antalya, Turkey. When the GHSA launched in February 2014, the U.S. committed to partner with 30 countries in support of the GHSA objectives.

“The unified vision is to achieve a world safe and secure from infectious disease threats through collective efforts,” said Dr. Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. “The Department of Defense, working in close collaboration with our federal partners, is dedicated to the common goal of preventing, detecting, and mitigating the effects of infectious disease threats whenever and wherever they occur.”

The 30 partner countries are: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, Peru, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine and Vietnam. Additionally, there are plans to partner with the Caribbean Community to strengthen regional capacity.

The U.S. is partnering with host governments in each of these countries to establish a five-year GHSA roadmap to follow specific steps in reaching milestones by addressing gaps and support needed to prevent, detect, and respond to biological threats