From the council on Foreign Relations, this is one hour. Welcome to todays council on Foreign Relations report launch of the independent task force preparing for the next pandemic. Perforce we will be talking about the one we are currently experiencing. Im the host of Weekend Edition sunday. We have more than i think 760 registered for this virtual meeting. We will do our best to get to as many questions as we can. But a little bit about this event. Began in 1995 analyzing issues of critical importance to this Foreign Policy in a nonpartisan way. They are responsible for the content of the new reports and in the task force programs 25th year launching the 78th and id like to welcome you to this discussion called in proving img pandemic. Thus, lessons for covid19. A brief introduction of the panelists. We have Sylvia Burwell the professor at the American University and the former u. S. Secretary of health and Human Services under president obama. Welcome to you. Also joining us is franc
Of an independent task force. They talk about the Global Response to covid19, the role of the World Health Organization and Global Health disparities. From the council on Foreign Relations, this is one hour. Welcome to todays council on Foreign Relations report launch of the independent task force preparing for the next pandemic. Perforce we will be talking about the one we are currently experiencing. Im the host of Weekend Edition sunday. We have more than i think 760 registered for this virtual meeting. We will do our best to get to as many questions as we can. But a little bit about this event. Began in 1995 analyzing issues of critical importance to this Foreign Policy in a nonpartisan way. They are responsible for the content of the new reports and in the task force programs 25th year launching the 78th and id like to welcome you to this discussion called in proving img pandemic. Thus, lessons for covid19. A brief introduction of the panelists. We have Sylvia Burwell the professor
But a little bit about this event. Began in 1995 analyzing issues of critical importance to this Foreign Policy in a nonpartisan way. They are responsible for the content of the new reports and in the task force programs 25th year launching the 78th and id like to welcome you to this discussion called in proving img pandemic. Thus, lessons for covid19. A brief introduction of the panelists. We have Sylvia Burwell the professor at the American University and the former u. S. Secretary of health and Human Services under president obama. Welcome to you. Also joining us is frances townsend, a cochair and former assistant to president bush Homeland Security counterterrorism and vice chairman and general counsel are in chief Administration Officer from the forbes incorporated. Welcome to you. Thomas is a codirector and senior fellow from Global Health economics and Development Director of the Global Health programs. Finally stewart patrick, the senior fellow in governance and director of the
That once had the crisis under control and now under pressure. Americas top Infectious Disease expert dr anthony prepares to testify before congress on the countrys coronavirus response. Muslims around the world celebrate. With many under strict coronavirus restrictions. Over the sports including. Was. Returns with social justice high on its teams and officials meal in an anti racism protest. From the bron james later this hour. Welcome to the news hour we begin in hong kong where an ongoing political crisis is deepening the citys leader has invoked emergency laws to postpone septembers a legislative election by a full year terry cited coronavirus as the reason for the delay she also said it will be up to beijing to decide how to fill a vacuum in the citys legislature lets show caused by the delay it comes after beijing impose a Controversial National security law on hong kong a major blow to the citys pro democracy movement. The announcement i have to make today is the most difficult
Were very seriously damaged. And im wondering what the plans are to ensure that these women, especially the final three months of pregnant heat, get close to birth of their children, will there be an effort to ensure they are safe blood and be skilled birth attendant to the can save her life if she needs a csection or some other help to help mother and baby. I would not parenthetically that my daughterinlaw. My wife and i are grandparents have three grandchildren. Just in july, and a Princeton Hospital had an emergency csection, lost two liters plus a load and they had to send out for some of it because they didnt have her blood type. They had some, but not enough. In a ravaged area we visited them youve visited as well as the Health Clinics that are working, that could mean death to a woman were availability of safe blood could mean life. So if you could address that. Finally, the issue of best practices learned from the earthquake in haiti and the synonymy in the indian ocean. I was