CDC Central Asia Office Hosts Workshop On Public Health Preparedness And Response To Radiation Incidents For Central Asia Countries In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, On May 12-14, 2008

May 12, 2008 – The HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Central Asia Regional Office (HHS/CDC/CAR), will host a three-day “Public Health Preparedness and Response to Radiation Incidents for Central Asia Countries” workshop from May 12-14, 2008, for more than 60 radiation specialists from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.  The workshop is a part of the U.S. Government’s “All Hazards Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response” project.  It aims to improve public health preparedness and response capacity for various types of public health threats, including, threats caused by infectious diseases, natural disasters, refugee situations, chemical exposures, and industrial accidents.

For more information:

• CDC Press Release: CDC Central Asia office hosts workshop on Public Health Preparedness and Response to Radiation Incidents for Central Asia countries in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on May 12-14, 2008

Last revised: May 13, 2008