Pedro Nascimento de Lima, PhD

Engineer at RAND Corporation and Professor at Pardee RAND Gradutate School

The Value of Environmental Surveillance for Pandemic Response

MIDAS Webinar | Virtual

This presentation explores the economic value of environmental surveillance systems (ESS) in pandemic response using COVID-19 as a case study. It demonstrates how ESS can provide early warning, help mitigate slow policy decisions, and deliver meaningful benefits even if pandemics are rare events.

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