18 April 2013
NTS Bulletin (Apr 2013)
Abstract
Against the trends of increasing global travel, rapid urbanisation and growing population, the threat of infectious diseases looms large on the horizon. In Asia, the series of health crises brought on by SARS in 2003 and bird flu in 2005 remains a constant reminder that infectious diseases bring about grave impacts that extend to the economy and political-security stability.
Abstract
Against the trends of increasing global travel, rapid urbanisation and growing population, the threat of infectious diseases looms large on the horizon. In Asia, the series of health crises brought on by SARS in 2003 and bird flu in 2005 remains a constant reminder that infectious diseases bring about grave impacts that extend to the economy and political-security stability.
