Topic A: Virus Protection in developing countries
Topic B: Protecting against the use of Anthrax
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Topic A: Virus Protection in developing countries
Climate change is currently causing many problems worldwide, one being thawing permafrost. Permafrost is intermittently frozen ground that has been frozen for at least 2 years. In most cases, extensive spans of permafrost have existed for thousands of years and can be thousands of layers deep. Melting permafrost brings forth a plethora of issues, including the introduction of new viruses to the ecosystem. These “zombie viruses” can lay dormant and frozen for years before the ice melts. Currently, many viruses are being introduced to ecosystems in Canada, Alaska, Russia, Greenland, Iceland, Siberia, Tibet, etc. Delegates in the World Health Organization are encouraged to propose resolutions that can help increase research, vaccine production, testing and more to help combat the growing situation. Delegates must also consider that some of these areas are not as populated and do not have the resources necessary to combat the spread of a serious virus.