The stories on the evening news about the tragic health problems that plague people in developing nations can seem very far removed from North Carolina. But when it comes to global health, the world is a small place indeed.
As North Carolina’s two ambassadors in Research, America’s Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research, we know that health problems on one continent can and do become problems worldwide. A case of Avian flu in Indonesia today could cause a statewide health crisis by next week. Diseases do not respect borders. North Carolina is at risk from diseases that can travel as easily as the next airline flight.
