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Colleyville DH – Affirmative – CDC Surveillance
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Colleyville DH – Affirmative – CDC SurveillancePlan: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should substantially increase avian flu health assistance to topically designated areas. Advantage 1: Avian Influenza Asian efforts to contain Bird Flu have been successful, but efforts in Africa fail due to inadequate surveillance. Davis 7 [The Guardian (London) February 7th, Mike Davis is professor of history at the University of California, Irvine, and the author of The Monster at Our Door: The Global Threat of Avian Flu, “The west has failed to back up its rhetoric by helping countries that will be on the front line of any human pandemic”, google] Africa’s the hotspot for mutation Ababa 6 [Addis, Commissioner of Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union, “Avian Flue: Possible Outbreak, Economic Importance and Emergency Preparedness Intiative in Africa” http://www.africa-union.org/Rural%20Agriculture/Avian%20Flu/Avian%20Influenza%20-%20INFORMATION.pdf ]
Canadian Press Newswire 5, 8/16/2005 Impact’s extinction Bearden 2K T.E., LTC U.S. Army (Retired), [“The Unnecessary Energy Crisis: How to Solve It Quickly,” http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3aaf97f22e23.htm, June 24] Leadership on avian flu is key curb terrorism Frist 6, M.D., 6 (William H. Frist, M.D., Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, “Creating a U.S. Global Health Corps,” published in The American Interest, Winter 2006, vol. 1, no. 2, http://www.the-american-interest.com/ai2/article.cfm?Id=36&MId=2, was originally a letter to Senate on 12-6-2005, JMP) Impact’s extinction Sid-Ahmed 4, Political Analyst, 2K4 (Mohamed, “Extinction!” Al-Ahram Weekly On-Line, August 26 – September 1, http://weekly.ahram.org.eg /2004/705/op5.htm) Contention 2: The BWC
Tucker 4 [Jonathan B. Tucker is a Senior Fellow in the Washington, D.C. office of Center of Nonproliferation Studies, where he specializes in chemical and biological weapons issues. – – Spring http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/npr/vol11/111/111tucker.pdf] US action through disease surveillance boosts it’s support for the BWC. Borrie & Loye 5 (John Borrie leads a project on ‘Disarmament as Humanitarian Action’ at the UN Institute for Disarmament Affairs in Geneva. Previously he worked in the Mines-Arms Unit of the ICRC, and before that he was New Zealand ’s deputy head of mission for disarmament in Geneva and working on biological disarmament issues. Dominique Loye Deputy Head of the Mines-Arms Unit of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva. His current work covers issues related to weapons and international humanitarian law. African Security Review Vol 14 No 1, http://www.iss.co.za/index.php?link_id=3&slink_id=1978&link_type=12&slink_type=12&tmpl_id=3) US criticism and weak efforts to support the BWC are sparking member state opposition and causing massive delays which derail convention efforts. Ruppe 2— Global Security Newswire—(David, “BWC: Conference Approves BW Nonproliferation Work Plan”, November 15, 2002 issue, http://www.nti.org/d_newswire/issues/thisweek/2002_11_20_biow.html) United States compliance with the BWC via singular protocols---“becomes focus for other efforts” and mitigates unilateral perceptions within the BWC--- Koplow 3 (David A. Koplow -- Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Maryland Law
Poor disease response has eroded credibility---new effort’s key Yee 2k3 [June 28th, Gerberding seen as new face of public health, while polishing CDC's tarnished image, The Associated Press State and Local Wire, Writer for the associated press, cites directors from the CDC, and several doctors to substantiate claims, ln] Internal unrest is eroding credibility---leadership on emerging deadly outbreaks like bird flu creates an opportunity to display agency public health credibility Young 6 [Allison, writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, frequently writes about CDC—investigative analyzer. “Prominent leaders are leaving the agency in droves, restructuring has morale on the decline, and federal funds have been shifted. Current and former staff say someone needs to stop the bleeding”, Atlanta-Journal Constitution] Lack of confidence erodes the CDC’s scientific base and program effectiveness---key to responding to natural disasters. Young 6 [Allison, writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, frequently writes about CDC—investigative analyzer. “Prominent leaders are leaving the agency in droves, restructuring has morale on the decline, and federal funds have been shifted. Current and former staff say someone needs to stop the bleeding”, Atlanta-Journal Constitution] Second, CDC independence Undue government influence promotes a confidence crisis---causing agenda failure. Stein 5—Washington Post Staff Writer—(Rob, “Internal Dissension Grows as CDC Faces Big Threats to Public Health”, March 6, 2005; Page A09, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10399-2005Mar5.html) Executive interference is hampering CDC independence---causing empirical program through an inability to operate as a public health Stein 5—Washington Post Staff Writer—(Rob, “Internal Dissension Grows as CDC Faces Big Threats to Public Health”, March 6, 2005; Page A09, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10399-2005Mar5.html)
CDC Disaster relief’s the most effective US method DHHS 5[United States Department of Health and Human Services, (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity Clinician Briefing (January 25, 2005) http://www.emergency.cdc.gov/coca/summaries/tsunami_012505.asp)] Disaster Relief Impact—which I don’t have on my computer—it’s Sid-Ahmed though. Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 2.81 Mb. Share with your friends:
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