Topic: 2024-Spread of Animal Viruses
Country: Syrian Arab Republic
Delegate Name: Lauren Barteld
The country of Syria has dealt with its fair share of animal viruses within its borders. In Syria, leaders and other officials are concerned about the spread of animal viruses, as they want to prioritize the health of their citizens. The Syrian government has worked with other international organizations, including the World Health Organization, in order to control and monitor these diseases and the transmission of them.
Therefore, Syria recognizes how large of an issue the spread of animal viruses is and the need to maintain a certain level of supervision over their citizens, for the greater benefit of the people. Syria has put into effect certain measures in an attempt to slow the spread of viruses, such as vaccination programs, surveillance, and publically stressing the importance of veterinary care for animals to stop the viruses from the source. These measures have been beneficial, and would have a good chance of being even more effective if implemented in the future. These solutions can apply to any other international country, not just Syria.
Despite issues with animal viruses dating back to ancient times, the 20th century brought significant change in the reactions to these viruses. Syria, along with other countries, began to take increased measures to slow and stop the spread of these harmful diseases.
Ongoing conflicts in Syria have caused issues in the government’s capability to protect its citizens from the diseases to the best of their ability, as the war has led to severe poverty in many places. This leaves healthcare organizations in the country without the resources necessary to best address the presence of these viruses.
Currently, Syria remains a country in crisis, which has left so many of its people without the proper means to stay protected from things that can be prevented, the transmission of viruses from animals. This is why Syria’s government recognizes that protecting the health of its people is partially dependent on the ability to monitor things like viruses, vaccinations, and education on this topic. Being able to monitor this part of our resident’s healthcare would give the government an advantage to keeping people safe because they would know sooner when an outbreak may be occurring or when the WHO has to get involved to aid our people for their well-being. It’s a better way for Syria to work with the World Health Organization and even other countries in the UN for the greater good of the people. They can implement measures such as the solutions stated above; monitoring viruses, education on the topic, and providing vaccinations.
Works Cited:
National Institutes of Health- Infectious disease risk from the Syrian conflict, 2013
(www.nih.gov)
World Health Organization- Syrian Arab Republic
(who.int/countries/syr)
