At A Time Of Multiple Calamities In

All Experts On Who Advisory Groups For Developing Norms, Standards And Guidelines Are Required To Disclose Interests Regarding The Advisory Committee's Area Of Work. If A Declared Interest Is Potentially Significant, Then The Expert Is Either Excluded From The Meeting Or Given A Restricted Role.

I Have A Reputation For Being A Straight-talker.

Hiv Aids Is A Disease With Stigma. And We Have Learned With Experience, Not Just With Hiv Aids But With Other Diseases, Countries For Many Reasons Are Sometimes Hesitant To Admit They Have A Problem.

All Countries Should Immediately Now Activate Their Pandemic Preparedness Plans. Countries Should Remain On High Alert For Unusual Outbreaks Of Influenza-like Illness And Severe Pneumonia.

Some Experts Say We Are Moving Back To The Pre-antibiotic Era. No. This Will Be A Post-antibiotic Era. In Terms Of New Replacement Antibiotics, The Pipeline Is Virtually Dry. A Post-antibiotic Era Means, In Effect, An End To Modern Medicine As We Know It. Things As Common As Strep Throat Or A Child's Scratched Knee Could Once Again Kill.