APHL Working to Ensure Power for Laboratory Services in Haiti
When the electrical grid comes back on-line in Haiti, the country’s laboratory system will be able to ramp up services quickly thanks to measures put…
Public Health Preparedness & Response
TFAH Report Highlights Gaps in Laboratory Preparedness
Several priority APHL messages are highlighted anew in a recent Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) report, Ready or Not? 2009. Among other things, this assessment…
First Day Back in Haiti: Notes from January 22, 2010
By David Doherty, APHL ConsultantJust had an aftershock as I was beginning to type this message. Here is a very brief synopsis of the site…
Why Don’t They Get It?
After having published a Lab Matters article about CDC’s “remarkable feat” in rolling out novel Influenza A H1N1 rapid test kits within three weeks of…
Cross-Border Influenza Preparedness
by Chris Mangal, director of emergency preparedness and responseOn August 31-September 1, 2009, in Winnipeg, Canada, APHL's leadership and infectious disease, preparedness and global health…
Firearms, Explosives and Bullets — Oh My!: Public Health Partnerships with the FBI
by Anthony Barkey, specialist, emergency preparedness and responseTo quote Moe Sullivan: “Early on, working with the FBI was a different experience, but it doesn’t hit…