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5 Policy and Program Coordination and Integration
Pages 111-118

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From page 111...
... Only the Department of State and DOD have substantial funding (in the tens of millions of dollars or more annually) that is devoted explicitly to countering the threat of bioterrorism in developing countries.
From page 112...
... embassies. International venues that provide opportunities for meetings with representatives of international organizations and other countries that support relevant activities in developing countries are also important.
From page 113...
... Such representation would provide an important link to the World Bank and other international development banks. These international financial institutions play major roles in strengthening important health and agriculture infrastructures in developing countries.
From page 114...
... In addition, government departments and agencies that promote U.S. private-sector investments abroad and influence international trade activities can indirectly contribute to biological threat reduction, as discussed in Chapter 4.
From page 115...
... Given the foregoing discussion, two recommendations are important in helping to ensure coordination of BTRP activities. Recommendation 5-1: DOD should ensure that the interests of BTRP, as well as other DOD entities, are adequately represented at an appropriate level in a variety of biology-relevant interagency coordination mechanisms that are led by the National Security Council, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Office of Management and Budget, other White House offices, and the Department of State.
From page 116...
... COORDINATION IN THE FIELD The importance of BTRP's coordination in the field as well as coordination in the capitals of providers of international assistance is clear. Dozens of assistance providers, dozens of important international companies, and dozens of nongovernmental organizations concerned with health and agriculture have deep roots in the developing countries and are active in the biosciences.
From page 117...
... ambassadors in developing countries are active in bringing coherence to the overall U.S. government-supported approaches in the health and agricultural fields.
From page 118...
... These institutions may have goals similar to those of BTRP, but they may approach them in different but innovative ways that can help guide BTRP's approaches. Recommendation 5-5: BTRP should adopt and adapt successful approaches that have been pioneered by other organizations while developing its own niche among the many programs of other external organizations devoted to reducing biological threats in the low- and middle-income countries.


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