19th APMMC: Opening Remarks

It is comforting to know that we care about the populations of each other’s nations, to be there is a world community to render assistance when there are major catastrophic events resulting in complex public health emergencies, like typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes, and unfortunately, terrorist events. Medical professionals as a community are a tightly knit group who typically are ready to render assistance whenever and wherever called upon to act.