Contribution of Republic of Macedonia to international and regional capacity building

Taleski, Vaso and Rizeski, Tomislav (2011) Contribution of Republic of Macedonia to international and regional capacity building. In: Regional Workshop for South-East Europe on the Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention, 1-2 Nov 2011, Belgrade, Serbia. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Biological threats could be real for every country in the world. Number of risks connected with BA (biological agents) need effective coordination and cooperation among government agencies such as: health, agriculture, education and police. Preparedness of countries and systems to respond to BA threats, including small and less developed or developing countries is important contribution to regional and global capacity building.
Contribution of the Republic of Macedonia is expressed as a state party of International conventions and agreements against proliferation of weapons for mass destruction (nuclear, chemical and biological).The Republic of Macedonia is a state party also to BTWC Biological Toxin Weapons Convention.
Legislation and regulations based on international obligations have been implemented through adopting number of laws regarding control and measures on BA.
Plans for preparedness & responses and responsible institutions are defined. Also measures for deployed army personnel, who could be at risk area (vaccination, protective equipment, education) are implementing as a regular procedure.
Establishing a National CBRN Team as a specialized agency, would be a challenge, but a necessity for improving the Coordination and Cooperation on National and Regional level.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)
Subjects: Medical and Health Sciences > Health sciences
Social Sciences > Law
Medical and Health Sciences > Other medical sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User: Vaso Taleski
Date Deposited: 05 Feb 2014 13:02
Last Modified: 05 Feb 2014 13:02
URI: https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/8985

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