The Need for Global Health Security – More Critical Than Ever Before

The need for global health security is clear. People around the world are more connected than in any time in human history. Distances and borders no longer protect humans from diseases, viruses — and epidemics.

Pick any two major cities anywhere in the world — you’ll find that there’s at least one commercial flight each day linking them. Disease requires only the smallest opening to take root and spread. In today’s closely-connected world, diseases travel from an isolated, rural village to any major city in as little as 36 hours.

Additionally, there’s also the potential of accidental, naturally …read more