ISRAEL21C.ORG: MIDDLE-EAST ALLIANCE WORKS TO COMBAT THE SWINE FLU PANDEMIC
Nothing brings people together like adversity. The swine flu pandemic, or the H1N1 flu, while not the ubuiquitous news story of a week ago, remains a major concern threatening the lives of millions of families across North America and around the world. Founded in 2003, the Middle East Consortium on Infectious Disease Surveillance (MECIDS), working with Search for Common Ground, the Global Health and Security Initiative, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative, has brought it’s collaborative energy and years of experience to the task of planning and preparing for each phase of the threat. Comprised of top health officials from Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, MECIDS serves as a shining example of SFCG’s mission: “…acting on the commonalities.”
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Question to the Blogosphere: How can successful collaboration in less politically-charged areas like public health be leveraged to foster healthy relations between groups with opposing views?
