Humanosphere Blog Reports On ‘Diseases Without Borders’ Forum
KPLU 88.5's "Humanosphere" blog reports on a "Diseases without Borders" forum held in Seattle on Tuesday at which Nils Daulaire, director of the Office of Global Affairs for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, stressed that global health is a domestic issue. "'Our only chance to keep Americans safe is if the systems for preventing, detecting and containing disease … also stretch across the globe,' Daulaire said," according to the blog, which notes, "Daulaire spent a significant amount of time explaining the policy interests of the Office of Global Affairs" (Stiffler, 4/4).
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