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Item Open Access Assessment of the Biosafety and Biosecurity Landscape in the Philippines and the Development of the National Biorisk Management Framework.(Applied biosafety : journal of the American Biological Safety Association, 2021-12) Destura, Raul V; Lam, Hilton Y; Navarro, Rohani C; Lopez, Jaifred Christian F; Sales, Reneepearl Kim P; Gomez, Ma Ida Faye A; Dela Tonga, Angelo; Ulanday, Gianne EduardIntroduction: The emergence of biological threats that can potentially affect millions emphasizes the need to develop a policy framework in the Philippines that can mount an adequate and well-coordinated response. The objective of the study was to assess, strengthen, and harmonize efforts in biorisk management through the development of a National Biorisk Management Framework. Methods: The development of the National Biorisk Management Framework was carried out in two phases: (1) assessment of the current biosafety and biosecurity landscape and (2) framework development. Results: This study identified policy gaps in the incorporation of biosafety in course curricula, professional development, and organizational twinning. The desired policy outcomes focus on increasing the capacity and quality of facilities, and the development of the biosafety officer profession. The tabletop exercises revealed weak implementation of existing protocols and unclear coordination mechanisms for emergency response. Based on these, a framework was drafted composed of eight key areas in biosafety and biosecurity, and four key contexts in risk reduction and management. Discussion and Conclusion: Reforms in biosafety and biosecurity policies are expected to improve coordination, ensure sustainability, capacitate facilities, and professionalize biosafety officers. Because of the complexity of reforms necessary, success will require a consistent and coherent policy framework that (1) provides well-coordinated mechanisms toward harmonized risk reduction and management, (2) establishes and enforces guidelines on biosafety, biosecurity, and biorisk management, (3) regulates facilities essential for occupational safety and public health, and (4) is financed by the General Appropriations Act as part of the national budget.Item Open Access The Detainment and Quarantine of HIV+ Haitians at Guantanamo Bay: A Biosecurity Case Study(2023-08) Dion, HaleyThis thesis investigates the relationship between Haitians, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and the US government at the site of Guantanamo Bay. Through an exploration of this relationship, I utilize the concept of biosecurity to analyze the actions of the US government in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. I assert the need to evaluate the mechanisms and products of the government-sponsored biosecurity intervention at Guantanamo Bay within this framework. With a lens of xenophobia and racism, I highlight the differential treatment and human rights violations of Haitians with the US government’s perception of them as contagion-filled bodies. Utilizing archival sources, I outline the sequence of events that led to the Haitian refugee detainment at Guantanamo Bay and detail the implementation of quarantine and its consequences for the health of HIV+ Haitians. I connect US law and public health policy to analyze the ethics of the detainment and quarantine of Haitian refugees. I argue that the government-sponsored intervention at Guantanamo Bay served as a site for the implementation of biosecurity protocols in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These procedures and their outcomes invoke future implications for the regulation of and response to emerging epidemics around the world that are essential to consider in the management of global health.