University of Hawaii to Manage WMD Terrorism Grant

The University of Hawaii will manage a $4.1 federal grant for preparing health professionals to deal with health emergencies such as a terrorist incident involving weapons of mass destruction, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Oct. 4).

The money will fund creation of the Pacific Emergency Management, Preparedness and Response Information Network and Training Services.

“Our goal is to train health professionals in Hawaii, California and U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands,” said principal investigator Ann Sakaguchi.

“The target incidents are the wide-ranging threats we face today in the so-called B-NICE groupings,” she said. “These are biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical and explosives terrorism and other public health emergencies, and our training will enhance the safety of both first responders and the communities they protect” (Associated Press/KPUA.net, Oct. 18).

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