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Introduction
Pages 11-16

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... Krishnan Lal, immediate past president of INSA, added that the unexpected emergence of infectious diseases like Ebola and the recurrence of influenza attract the attention not only of the scientific community, but also of the academies and the governments of India and the United States. Another persistent issue, which remains unsolved and deserves attention according to Lal, is that of drug resistance such as drug-resistant tuberculosis.
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... Agency for International Development, and the State Department. The cooperation has enjoyed high-level support: When President Obama and Prime Minister Modi met in the United States in September 2014, both specifically highlighted cooperation on health and the desire to strengthen assistance for these efforts.2 Katoch said that the voices of scientists are necessary to speak truth to power and 2 U.S.-India Joint Statement.
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... Embassy in India, stated that the joint workshop could not be more timely: The issues of global health safety and emerging infections are in everyone's consciousness. The World Health Organization declared the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa a public health emergency of international concern.
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... Diane Griffin, NAS vice president, stated that the academies of sciences across the world, but certainly those in the United States and India, are extraordinarily important in providing independent advice to governments on many issues, including those related to infectious diseases. The ability to bring that kind of independent advice to speak truth to power is informed by having strong interactions with other countries.
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... The workshop discussions raised important policy-related issues, and considering that the Indian health research secretary and the biotechnology secretary have addressed workshop participants, it is obvious that the government of India is listening. Given the interest and commitment of the two governments, as Lal said, scientists at the workshop and beyond should develop ideas that will be useful to our governments.
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