Operation prevent the next pandemic: Biden administration announces new treaty ... trends now
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President Joe Biden's administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak.
Federal officials will work with the countries to develop better testing, surveillance, communication and preparedness for such outbreaks in those countries in order to help 'effectively respond to biological threats wherever they emerge.'
The announcement about the strategy comes as countries have struggled to meet a worldwide accord on responses to future pandemics.
The program will rely on the State Department, the CDC, HHS, and the Agency for International Development, or USAID - to help countries refine their infectious disease response.
President Joe Biden announced the cooperative inititiative with 50 countries in order to close preparedness gaps and improve global national security threatened by biological weapons and health
