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Rapid Medical Countermeasure Response to Infectious Diseases Enabling Sustainable Capabilities Through Ongoing Public- and Private-Sector Partnerships: Workshop Summary (2016) / Chapter Skim
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8 Supporting MCM Development Across Threats and Funding Cycles
Pages 99-104

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... PREPAREDNESS AS A NATIONAL SECURITY IMPERATIVE The sentiment of the first panel session, and of much of the discussion, was that emerging infectious diseases are a national security concern, Parker of Texas A&M summarized. He expressed concern, however, that national security implications of infectious threats are not being recognized appropriately beyond the public health sector.
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From page 100...
... Participants discussed the dynamic roles of the United States. and other developed world countries, WHO, and other organizations in public health emergencies of international concern.
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From page 101...
... Many participants commented that it is important to capture the attention of funders, policy makers, and the public and make the case for sustainable preparedness. Throughout the workshop, participants reiterated that the public health sector is hugely underestimating and not asking enough for what is needed to protect Americans from these threats.
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From page 102...
... One of the themes across the discussions highlighted by several participants was the need to recognize that profit is part of the requirement for companies to be engaged. Similarly, examples described by Rex in Chapter 7 showed that society can underestimate true societal value of MCMs separate from financial value.
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... Participants should include representatives of the Department of the Treasury, economists, as well as policy and public health experts, he said. Several participants suggested that co-convening with the Brookings Institution or the American Enterprise Institute could provide a different perspective with important audiences, but it would be essential to maintain the science and health focus.
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... Several participants likened the approach and level of organization and commitment that is needed to the Manhattan Project.1 In closing, Mansoura acknowledged the progress made and the successes seen thus far, but cautioned that there is much to be done. We must continue to develop, test, and exercise as we are striving toward next-generation capabilities to address known and unknown infectious diseases that will continue to threaten the national health security of the United States for many years to come.
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