18 December 2014 - Dr. Fedelino Malbas, Jr. of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine of the Department of Health, presented the Philippine National Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Action Plan at the National Action Plans and Sharing Best Practives: An Innovative Networking Approach to Mitigating CBRN Risks, a side event to the Meeting of States Parties of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, held in Geneva from December 01 to 05.

The CBRN National Action Plan offers a unified approach to building the capacity of the Philippines to counter act the risks associated with CBRN materials whether it is of natural, accidental or intentional/criminal origin. It establishes priority actions for enhancing capabilities to predict, prevent, prepare for, and perform mitigating activities on CBRN incidents and disasters and to conduct post-action activities.

The Philippines is the host of the CBRN Center of Excellence in Southeast Asia. The Center of Excellence is an advocacy of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and the European Union to enhance the capacity of states in mitigating CBRN related risks.  END