Only scant remnants of their cultures. Its difficult to establish at what point in history medicine appeared, but we have some record of diseases being treated in various parts of the world as far back as 2000 years bc. Throughout the centuries, navigation was developed with around the people planet, pandemics of yellow fever, and color began to spread. Nations began to realize there was a need to fight these diseases together. In 1851, the First International Health Conference was held in paris. Of1919, a new strain claims more victims in the first month then had been killed in the first world war. The league of nations did consider health, but it was only after the Second World War that a United Nations conference drew up the plan for a separate International Health body. In september 1947, when cholera broke out in egypt, the World Health Organization sprang into action. It could not afford to wait for its formal constitution, which was signed on april 7, 1948. They since celebrate
To load and fire a 32 pounder. Watch the full program this sunday at 6 00 p. M. Eastern, 10 00 p. M. Pacific here on American History tv. From the very beginning, the human race has had to contend with problems of survival, disease, and death. Through the ages, entire populations were decimated and became extinct, leaving behind only scant remnants of their cultures. Its difficult to establish at what point in history medicine appeared, but we have some record of diseases being treated in various parts of the world as far back as 2000 years b. C. Throughout the centuries, navigation was developed with movement of people around the planet, pandemics of yellow fever and cholera began to spread. Nations began to realize there was a need to fight these diseases together. In 1851, the First International Health Conference was held in paris. In 1919, a new strain of influenza struck more victims in than had been killed in the first world war. The league of nations did consider health, but it
Washington journal program. Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Secretary of state mike pompeo appeared today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to testify about his 2021 budget requested. He was asked about President Trumps tweet about delaying the president ial election. From earlier today, this is just shy of three hours. The committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. Today we have with us secretary of state mike pompeo to discuss the state departments fiscal year 2021 budget request. Though, if history is any judge, secretary pompeo, you will face a wide variety of questions which i know you can handle. The United States and our allies and partners continue to face serious foreign challenges that will test us for decades to come. China is our chief competitor. Russia too remains a key advair. The efforts of these nations to sow discord and undue the free and open Intern
Let me start by welcoming dr. Deborah birx, the White House Coronavirus response coordinator. And, dr. He ambassadors birx, we embrace the notion of physical distance, but not social distance. Through these events, we have global we bring the immunity closer together. Community closer together. Trail at the olejnik council, we are driven at the Atlantic Council, we are driven by community engagement, platforms to exchange ideas, as well as a strategy and policy to shape the posed pandemic world for the better. Spirit, since the crisis began, the Atlantic Council has convened private conversations with ambassadors from the g 10, 10 leading democracies. Help are intended to cooperation between the leading democracies on the pandemic. This is all part of our democratic order initiative. Time we arefirst convening this group in a public setting. We thought it would be useful to have an open conversation about Global Cooperation on these challenges. Cspan,me viewers from listeners from cspa
Committee will come to order good good morning everyone. I want to think all of you who are attending this important hearing. Today we are going to discuss the International Response of the covid19 pandemic and the future pandemic preparedness prevention and response. The hearing will focus on senate bill 3829 with senator murphy and i have introduced, the Global Health diplomacy act. It is written on paper, not on stone which will we will talk about a little bit in the future here. This is an important endeavor that this committee will take up indeed, probably one of the weightiest matters that we will deal with as we attempt to create a new shield to prevent covid virus type attack from happening again. The covid19 Global Pandemic is reaffirmed what we long have known and that is Infectious Diseases particularly those of a viral nature do not respect borders but they are a threat, a threat anywhere is a threat everywhere. Weve been right here to focus on art of a sick responses to th