Strengthening and Sustaining a Network of Public and Animal Health Clinical Laboratories in Pakistan Proceedings of a Joint Workshop (2023) / Chapter Skim
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.2 PAS invited life science, p ublic health, 1 Subsequent to this workshop, the National Academies and PAS conducted two additional workshops. One in February 2018, which led to the Handbook on Good Clinical Laboratory Practices in Pakistan (2019)
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scientists/clinicians to speak at the workshop and interact with participants (see Appendix A for biosketches of U.S. speakers and National Academies planning committee members)
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ORGANIZATION OF THIS PROCEEDINGS The workshop was organized by an independent planning committee in accordance with the procedures of the National Academies in collaboration with PAS. This proceedings provides an overview of the discussions that occurred throughout the workshop, and highlights the key points raised during the presentations, moderated panel discussions, breakout groups, and open discussions among the workshop participants.
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Picking up on Nasim's remarks and giving impetus to the workshop, he noted the role of the One Health concept, which recognizes the importance of the inter relationship between human health, animal health, and the environment.4 4 One Health is defined as "a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach -- working at the local, regional, national, and global levels -- with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment." For more information, see https://www.cdc.gov/ onehealth/basics/index.html. For more information about ongoing One Health initiatives in Pakistan, see the One Health Hub Pakistan at http://www.onehealthnetwork.asia/node/76 and the Pak One Health Alliance at http://www.pakonehealth.org/about.php.
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This workshop augmented efforts to strengthen and sustain clinical lab effectiveness in Pakistan. In a broader context, this workshop contributed to better global control of infectious disease, to improved disease surveillance and effective communications, and hence to the provision of better healthcare and health security.
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In the context of increased concern about pathogenic and epidemic infectious disease, scientists are using biotechnology to develop new diagnostic tools for rapid and sensitive detection of pathogens. Biotechnology is also used extensively in the study of emerging infectious diseases.
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