| It’s easy to forget that political borders are an arbitrary creation, and they are not respected by natural disasters and diseases. In this December 14, 2005, seminar of the Global Issues Seminar Series, organized by External Affairs at the World Bank headquarters, experts explain the dangers of infectious diseases traveling between people, nations, and even continents. Students from the American University of Beirut, Sofia University, and University of Amsterdam joined by videoconference, while Johns Hopkins University, Virginia Tech, Georgetown University, George Washington University, University of Wisconsin, and American University students attended in person at the World Bank headquarters.
Chaired and introduced by Philip Hay, a Communications Adviser for the World Bank Human Development Network, the panel began with a presentation from Rama Lakshminarayanan, Senior Public Health Specialist for the Bank. Lakshminarayanan gave an overview of infectious diseases that affect us globally, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. She also answered questions on transmission rate, disease and hunger, and antiretroviral medication, assisted by other panelists at length. Olusoji Adeyi, Coordinator of Public Health Programs for the World Bank, gave his presentation on the roles of countries in fighting international communicable diseases. Tawhid Nawaz, Operations Adviser for the World Bank, further focused the discussion on the role of rich donor countries and the international development community. More questions were asked of the entire panel, touching on the topics of corruption in medicine procurement, coordination of development initiatives, and gender.
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