Congressional Forum - “Building Resilient Communities: Ebola and Global Health Crises – Where We Need to Go”

Dr. David Nabarro - Congressional Forum

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On February 25, 2015 a Congressional Forum was convened.

Objectives:

    Promote coordination among U.S. government, international institutions and agencies, philanthropic organizations, and the private sector to maximize the ongoing Ebola epidemic response, management and recovery
    Encourage sound and strategic use of appropriated Ebola Emergency Funds to ensure effective and efficient use of U.S. resources.
    Identify strategies for building resilient communities and institutions in Ebola-affected countries that are better equipped to respond to disease outbreaks and other crises.
    Identify outstanding challenges for ending the epidemic.
    Propose solutions to meet challenges and improve the ongoing epidemic response
    Discuss strategies for quickly addressing the second- and third-order effects of the epidemic.
    Examine legislative and policy vehicles for improving this and future crisis responses.