Strengthening Biosecurity in Iraq: Development of a National Biorisk Management System

dc.contributor.authorAl Jewari, Mahdi F. H.
dc.contributor.authorKoblentz, Gregory D.
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-25T15:42:37Z
dc.date.available2016-08-25T15:42:37Z
dc.date.issued2016-02-26
dc.description.abstractSince 2004, the Republic of Iraq has undertaken a concerted effort to comply with all of its international obligations to prevent the proliferation and the use of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. A centerpiece of this effort is Iraq’s development of a National Biorisk Management System. The Iraqi National Monitoring Authority (INMA), which is responsible for CBRN security and non-proliferation in Iraq, has played a key role in establishing this system. This article provides an overview of Iraq’s international non-proliferation commitments, describes the legal and organizational steps it has taken to implement these commitments, and examines current initiatives to strengthen Iraq’s biosecurity.
dc.description.sponsorshipMA was funded by CRDF Global through the Iraqi Biosciences Fellowship Program. Publication of this article was funded in part by the George Mason University Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund.
dc.identifier.citationAl Jewari MFH and Koblentz GD (2016) Strengthening Biosecurity in Iraq: Development of a National Biorisk Management System. Front. Public Health 4:25. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00025
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00025
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/10349
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers
dc.subjectIraq
dc.subjectBiosecurity
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectBioengagement
dc.subjectBiodefense
dc.subjectGlobal health
dc.subjectBiosafety
dc.subjectBiorisk
dc.titleStrengthening Biosecurity in Iraq: Development of a National Biorisk Management System
dc.typeArticle

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