BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bdaaffb96614bb3718afa888d19c9154 DTSTAMP:20260604T083720Z DTSTART:20160519T131500 DTEND:20160519T143000 SUMMARY:Combating Infectious Disease: The Unfolding Threat of Zika DESCRIPTION:This plenary session will examine the evolving response, at home and abroad, to what WHO declared on February 1 to be a global health emergency. It will address financing gaps; the capacities essential to control mosquitoes and the delivery of health services; the economic and developmental implications; the evolving science surrounding Zika and efforts to accelerate the development of vaccines and rapid tests; and the centrality of high-level political leadership. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis plenary session will examine the evolving response, at home and abroad, to what WHO declared on February 1 to be a global health emergency. It will address financing gaps; the capacities essential to control mosquitoes and the delivery of health services; the economic and developmental implications; the evolving science surrounding Zika and efforts to accelerate the development of vaccines and rapid tests; and the centrality of high-level political leadership.\n\n\n LOCATION:1616 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR