Wednesday, 2 November 2016

UK team launched to tackle disease outbreaks

UK team launched to tackle disease outbreaksThe UK has set up a “public health rapid support team”, to respond to global requests for help to control disease outbreaks.

Consisting of clinicians, scientists and academics, the team can be deployed to tackle outbreaks of disease anywhere in the world within 48 hours.

The government has made £20 million available from the UK development assistance budget to fund the team over five years. It will be jointly run by Public Health England and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. OnMedica

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