Asia and the Science and Politics of Pandemics

February 3, 2006

8:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
8th Floor Rotunda
Washington DC

RSVP or for more information: Tamara Hemphill, hemphit@cna.org or (703) 824-2106

The CNA Corporation’s one-day conference, "Asia and the Science and Politics of Pandemics," will focus on Asia as one of the epicenters of emerging diseases.

What are the response capacities of various Asian health systems? How are Asian countries cooperating to prevent and control emerging health crises? Panelists, who will include policy experts, infectious disease specialists, academics, and diplomats—will address these questions and explore health crises as political issues for Asia’s regional governments.

Featured speakers include:

Ambassador Nancy Powell
Senior Coordinator for Avian and Pandemic Influenza,
U.S. Department of State

Dr. William Steiger
Director, Office of Global Health Affairs, and
Special Assistant to the Secretary for International Affairs,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Embassy representatives from Indonesia, Turkey, Japan, Singapore

Full Conference Agenda

CNA is a non-profit institution that operates on the principle of conducting honest, accurate, actionable research and analysis to inform the important work of public sector leaders. CNA’s Project Asia was established in 1998 to enhance understanding of the important political, security, economic, and social issues emerging in the Asia-Pacific Region.