New International Consortium Launched for Future Health Threats

The ISARIC is a global collaboration of more than 20 hospital-based clinical research networks.

A new international consortium launched by a group of leading medical research funders from the UK, US, France, Hong Kong and Singapore, aims to ensure that the clinical research community is prepared for any future influenza pandemic or public health threat.

The International Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Consortium (ISARIC) is a global collaboration of more than 20 hospital-based clinical research networks.

The aim is to ensure that clinical researchers have in place the necessary open access protocols and data-sharing processes – and have considered the ethical issues – for a rapid response to emerging diseases with epidemic or pandemic potential, such as the recent H1N1 influenza and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreaks.

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