Global Public Health Intelligence Network Launched
Posted on: Sunday, 14 November 2004, 06:00 CST
Canada's Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh and Minister of State (Public Health) Dr. Carolyn Bennett will join Dr. David Butler- Jones, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and philanthropist Ted Turner, co-chairs of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, as well as the World Health Organization's Dr
. Stephen Corber in launching the enhanced Global Public Health Intelligence Network (GPHIN II). GPHIN II is a secure Internet- based "early warning" system developed by Canadian health officials to gather and disseminate preliminary reports of public health significance on a 24/7 basis. This event will be take place simultaneously from the United Nations press room in New York and the Public Health Agency offices in Ottawa via a broadcast quality satellite link. It should be mentioned that Al Bawaba is the only Arabic language content provider to GPHIN.Source: MENA Report
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