Outbreaks'are a global security issue'

NUS President Professor Tan Chorh Chuan advised an expert panel – comprising 17 public health experts from across the world - which came up with a report titled ‘The Neglected Dimension of Global Security’. Prof Tan highlighted that infectious disease outbreaks should not be seen as just a health problem, but a global security issue. He added that not only should countries improve their own emergency preparedness, but they must also try to address the weakest links in the system - namely the developing countries - because they are where the outbreak could start.

• The Straits Times, 18 March 2016, Science, pB10