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Black & Veatch to help Armenia combat biological threats
June 4, 2011 - 12:53 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has
selected Black & Veatch to work with the government of Armenia to
design a sustainable program that will strengthen the Republic of
Armenia's human and veterinary biological threat reduction
capabilities and the public health system.
The project is the first time DTRA has selected a contractor to
provide program design for a country before contracting for program
implementation, Black & Veatch said in a press release.
`Black & Veatch has been working with DTRA continuously for more than
18 years, implementing cooperative threat reduction programs across
former Soviet Union countries, including Ukraine and Russia,' said
Matthew Webber, Black & Veatch Vice President and Program Manager.
`Our experience in implementing these programs will provide tremendous
value to DTRA as we work to design Armenia's program.'
The project is part of DTRA's Cooperative Biological Engagement
Program (CBEP) to combat bioterrorism and prevent the proliferation of
biological weapons-related technology, pathogens and expertise. The
program also aims to enhance host governments' disease surveillance
systems to detect and report bioterror attacks, epidemics and
potential pandemics.
`Infectious disease and deadly pathogens are not bound by borders. Our
work with DTRA as part of the CBEP helps make these countries, and
therefore the entire global community, more secure in the fight
against bioterrorism,' said Bill Van Dyke, President of Black &
Veatch's Federal Services Division.
June 4, 2011 - 12:53 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has
selected Black & Veatch to work with the government of Armenia to
design a sustainable program that will strengthen the Republic of
Armenia's human and veterinary biological threat reduction
capabilities and the public health system.
The project is the first time DTRA has selected a contractor to
provide program design for a country before contracting for program
implementation, Black & Veatch said in a press release.
`Black & Veatch has been working with DTRA continuously for more than
18 years, implementing cooperative threat reduction programs across
former Soviet Union countries, including Ukraine and Russia,' said
Matthew Webber, Black & Veatch Vice President and Program Manager.
`Our experience in implementing these programs will provide tremendous
value to DTRA as we work to design Armenia's program.'
The project is part of DTRA's Cooperative Biological Engagement
Program (CBEP) to combat bioterrorism and prevent the proliferation of
biological weapons-related technology, pathogens and expertise. The
program also aims to enhance host governments' disease surveillance
systems to detect and report bioterror attacks, epidemics and
potential pandemics.
`Infectious disease and deadly pathogens are not bound by borders. Our
work with DTRA as part of the CBEP helps make these countries, and
therefore the entire global community, more secure in the fight
against bioterrorism,' said Bill Van Dyke, President of Black &
Veatch's Federal Services Division.