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Helsinki, Finland – The Next Step in Accelerating Global Health Security

CDC Director Tom Frieden opens the February 13 Global Health Security Launch Event hosted by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

When senior leaders from more than 30 countries and 4 international organizations converge on Helsinki on May 5th for two days of intensive discussion, the over-arching topic will be one that is closely associated with Finland’s capital city – security. But this time, unlike 1975 when Helsinki hosted the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Read More >

May 4, 2014 by CAPT (USPHS) Eric Kasowski, DVM, MD, MPH – Chief, CDC Global Health Security Branch

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