Key objectives
Promoting national biosafety and biosecurity systems.
Contribution Area
Biosafety and Biosecurity
Source Entity
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC)
Activity
A whole-of-government national biosafety and biosecurity system is in place, ensuring that especially dangerous pathogens are identified, held, secured and monitored in a minimal number of facilities according to best practices; biological risk management training and educational outreach are conducted to promote a shared culture of responsibility, reduce dual use risks, mitigate biological proliferation and deliberate use threats, and ensure safe transfer of biological agents; and country-specific biosafety and biosecurity legislation, laboratory licensing, and pathogen control measures are in place as appropriate.
Year (From)
01-09-2016
Year (To)
01-09-2019
Contribution channel
Partner
Implementing partner
U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)