USAID, U.N., ASEAN To Host Pandemic Preparedness, Response Exercise In Cambodia

Xinhua reports USAID and the U.N. are teaming up with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to host "a pandemic preparedness and response exercise focusing on managing the impacts of severe pandemics on societies, governments and organizations in the Southeast Asian region" (8/10).

The exercise, which is scheduled to take place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 16-20 August 2010, "aims to improve the capabilities of ASEAN member states, both individually and collectively, to prepare for and respond to a severe pandemic with potentially devastating effects on the region," according to a joint press release issued by the agencies involved. "The exercise also sets out to improve multisectoral preparedness and response at the country, regional and global level among the member states and other international actors" (8/10).

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