GHSI

The Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI) is an informal network of countries and organizations that came together shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to exchange information and coordinate practices within the health sector for confronting new threats and risks to global health. Delegations of the GHSI include Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Commission. The World Health Organization (WHO) serves as an observer... Launched in 2001, the Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI) is an informal, international partnership among like-minded countries and organizations to strengthen public health preparedness and response globally to threats of chemical, biological, and radio-nuclear terrorism (CBRN), as well as pandemic influenza... Since its inception in 2001, the value of the GHSI partnership has been demonstrated through timely information exchange and effective networks, resulting in..