1. IS BRAZIL
READY?
B Y T H E
NUMBERS
POSTS SUBMITTED VOTES PARTICIPANTS COMMENTS
A L L A C T I V E
PARTICIPANTS
K E Y
INSIGHTS
19
- Randall Hyer -
Brazil must
proactively move on a
massive campaign
to truly
educate people
how to
minimize
mosquito bites
- Ilana Fogelman -
Without additional
funds there will be
major deficiencies
in public services
in the areas of
health and safety
- Roy McGroarty -
Zika was always thought of as the innocuous member
of the Flaviviruses that include
Dengue, Yellow Fever, Japanese Encephalitis
and West Nile virus.
That is no longer true.
- James Bosworth -
Anyone should feel free to
go to Brazil
except pregnant women,
women who want to become
pregnant or their partners.
THE ISSUES
19
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20
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NINO DAYANGHIRANG
Consultant for Neglected
Tropical Diseases
World Health Organization
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ILANA FOGELMAN
LifeTech Research
Chief Operating Officer
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MICHAEL GLADSTONE
United States Department
of State
Crisis Management Program
Officer
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KEVIN FERNANDES
One Capital Consulting
Senior Partner
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JAMES BOSWORTH
CEO
Southern Pulse
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ROBERT DEUSON
Lecturer
California State University -
Channel Islands
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ROY MCGROARTY
Chairman, Managing Director
and CEO
McGroarty International
Health Consultants Inc.
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MARJORIE POLLACK
Physician, Infectious Disease
Epidemiologist
ProMED-mail
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JACK WOODALL
Senior Virus Researcher,
One Health Initiative
Retired
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JOHN JARRETT
Head Coach-Nordic Combined
USSA
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MARION CLIGNET
Olympic Cyclist and Coach
Coach and Consultant
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ALEXIS ILIADIS
Electrical Engineer
(Telecommunications)
Independent Consultant
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SHERIF HASSAN
Strategic International Travel
Partner
Tripsetc Travel Company
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RANDY ROBERSON
Consultant-Disaster Telemedicine
& Situational Awareness Expert
R2 Emergency Technologies
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DONALD DONAHUE
Managing Partner
Diogenec Group
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JUDE MASSILLON
Owner
The Sports Performance
Group
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CATHIE NELSON
Defense/Security Executive
Consultant
BlackTech, Inc.
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RANDALL HYER
Principal
CrisisCommunication.net
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ANDRÉ BATORÉU
Water Supply, Wastewater
and Hydrology Consultant
Self Employed
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NIKI KOUTROU
Lecturer
School of Sports and Exercise
Sciences, University of Kent
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- Michael Gladstone -
Brazil recently announced that
in order to clean up
Guanabara Bay to the 80% goal
originally pledged,
it will take them
until at least 2032.
- Robert Deuson -
Every Games,
without exception,
has produced
cost overruns
- John Jarrett -
Competing for a medal
or potential life long
health hazards
is not a fair distraction
for an athlete
or a spectator.
I N O R D E R O F I M P O R TA N C E
A C C O R D I N G T O T H E PA N E L
Public Security
and Crime
1 2 4
Operational
Challenges
Without Clear
Leadership
Health & Safety
Concerns
3
5 6 87
Public Health
Issues &
Preparedness
(including epidemics)
Political
Challenges
Transportation
Challenges
Brazil’s
Economic
Turmoil
Technology
Challenges