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Updates from the United States Department of Defense

Updates from the United States Department of Defense

Over the last Quarter, the U.S. Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction (DoD CTR) Program supported several biological threat reduction activities. These efforts include:

  • Improving Infectious Disease Response in Africa: DoD CTR, in close coordination with the African Union, kicked off an effort to construct a new Pan African Veterinary Vaccine Center (PANVAC) facility. DoD CTR will design and construct the facility to consolidate PANVAC’s activities into a single location—providing the AU and its member states a safe, secure, and sustainable permanent facility that operates under international standards for biosafety and biosecurity. Upon completion, this project will strengthen the African Union’s ability to prevent, detect, and report outbreaks of security concern in the animal health sector.
  • Cooperating to Enhance Biosecurity Protections: DoD CTR and the Government of South Africa launched an 18-month project at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute. The project will improve biosecurity in the country and across the region by strengthening physical security and emergency power infrastructure at South Africa’s flagship veterinary institution.
  • Collaborating to boost CBRN preparedness in Ukraine: DoD CTR hosted the first of a series of workshops to improve the Government of Ukraine’s preparedness for CBRN incidents. Participants from the National Guard, National Police, Security Service, Emergency Service, and Border Guard Service will use insights from the workshop to develop improved response frameworks for CBRN incidents in Ukraine

Over the last Quarter, the U.S. Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction (DoD CTR) Program supported several biological threat reduction activities. These efforts include:

  • Improving Infectious Disease Response in Africa: DoD CTR, in close coordination with the African Union, kicked off an effort to construct a new Pan African Veterinary Vaccine Center (PANVAC) facility. DoD CTR will design and construct the facility to consolidate PANVAC’s activities into a single location—providing the AU and its member states a safe, secure, and sustainable permanent facility that operates under international standards for biosafety and biosecurity. Upon completion, this project will strengthen the African Union’s ability to prevent, detect, and report outbreaks of security concern in the animal health sector.
  • Cooperating to Enhance Biosecurity Protections: DoD CTR and the Government of South Africa launched an 18-month project at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute. The project will improve biosecurity in the country and across the region by strengthening physical security and emergency power infrastructure at South Africa’s flagship veterinary institution.
  • Collaborating to boost CBRN preparedness in Ukraine: DoD CTR hosted the first of a series of workshops to improve the Government of Ukraine’s preparedness for CBRN incidents. Participants from the National Guard, National Police, Security Service, Emergency Service, and Border Guard Service will use insights from the workshop to develop improved response frameworks for CBRN incidents in Ukraine.