Interpol Launches Bioterrorism Training Program

Interpol announced yesterday that it would begin a two-year antibioterrorism training program for police and experts from around the world, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, March 7, 2003).

The international police agency based in France plans to fund the program with a $943,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which has provided more than $20 million in grants to various organizations for the fight against bioterrorism, according to the Associated Press.

The grant will finance a conference in 2005; regional training programs in Africa, Asia and the Americas; technical support and training materials; and efforts by Interpol to uncover gaps in bioterrorism legislation (Associated Press/KCTV5, July 6).

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