To improve coordinated responses to influenza
pandemics in North America President
Barack Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, and Canadian Prime Minister
Stephen Harper have decided to join forces as a way to enhance the
health and safety of residents of all three nations. This plan of action is
known as NAPAPI, and it is very important because this is one of the first
times something like this has been done. With the banding of these countries it
makes for a faster response concerning pandemic threats. The collaboration of
the three countries will result in the formation of many new plans of action
including, joint conduction of epidemiological investigations of viruses that
could cause human influenza pandemics. One of the most important aspects that
this new plans involves is the sharing of vaccines, drugs, and diagnostic tests.
This is known collectively as medical countermeasures. The interconnectedness
of the countries creates stronger ties and increases the chances of improving
the overall health of the three countries. This particular act displays the
unselfishness of the countries with their commitment to providing better health
security across the entire continent. There are other partners that are
included in the efforts outside of just the three countries. Some of them
include the Departments of State, Agriculture and Homeland Security. Knowing
that there are even more people in support of this plan of action gives even
more hope that it will be successful. NAPAPI complements HHS which is the
federal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing
essential human services. The coming together of the three countries, the United States, Mexico, and Canada is a great idea and can possibly set the precedent of many new ideas to come. It also has the ability to influence other countries to do the same in efforts to improve the global health of the world.
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