The final report suggests that physical inactivity should be recognized as a global pandemic and should be treated like any other infectious-disease pandemic would be.

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And our Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will partner with their Indian counterparts to create a new disease detection center in India to combat infectious diseases and promote global health.

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Dr. Bradley's home state of Oklahoma is one of several working with the One Health Initiative, a global program to improve communication between physicians and veterinarians to prevent the spread of infectious disease from animals to people, such as recommending tick collars, sprays or topical treatments with pesticides for dogs.

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Sensibly, it is not competing hard in the fashionable area of infectious disease, which is occupied not only by the Global Fund, PEPFAR and GAVI, but also by the (American) President's Malaria Initiative, the Gates Foundation and numerous bilateral deals between governments.

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