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OOC: A little idea I had. Please keep this modern-tech only. It sort of ruins things when someone barges in with the Cure for All Diseases^(tm). Otherwise basically all welcome - I know II is full of pristine, sparkling first-world nations so some hellholes are needed to give this any purpose.

Also how on earth do bullet points work?



Recognising the enormous human and economic toll infectious disease inflicts on peoples all around the world, and the lack of international coordination and cooperation with regards to the constant threat of infectious disease spread, the Federal Republic of Hamilay's newest initiative on the international stage is to found the Global Initiative for Disease Control (GIDC), with the objective of addressing these issues.

The Global Initiative for Disease Control's mission statement is to combat the spread of infectious disease through all populations of the world.

It will accomplish this through the following actions:

• Establish and support programs to prevent and treat infectious disease
• Coordinate nations on plans to monitor and combat the spread of infectious disease and pandemics
• Support like-minded organisations in the mission of preventing infections disease
• Support infectious disease research

Current priorities of the GIDC have been designated as alleviating the effects of malaria, polio and HIV in developing nations. In addition, it is also focused on efforts to coordinate national health authorities in the event of a pandemic of influenza or otherwise. Our campaign to eradicate poliomyelitis is continuing through oral vaccine and a target has been set for reducing the incidence of the disease to zero by 2025. The GIDC participates actively in malaria control through distribution of anti-malarial drugs and anti-mosquito control measures including distribution of mosquito netting, pesticide spraying and habitat reduction. HIV control programs currently participated in involve the distribution of anti-retroviral drugs, distribution of condoms, prevention of mother to child transmission measures and educational programs.

All nations, regardless of race, creed, or religion, are invited to join the GIDC. Member states should exhibit a commitment to the following measures;

• Support the mission of the GIDC internationally with financial, material or personnel aid
• Transparency on disease status within national borders
• Willingness to cooperate with GIDC recommendations on border control and treatment measures in the event of a global infectious disease pandemic
• Swift response to outbreaks of disease potentially at risk of causing a global pandemic
• Eradication of infectious disease within national borders through vaccination, treatment, education or other programs

Note that lack of resources do not exclude a nation from joining the GIDC; indeed, the primary aim of the GIDC is to assist nations with limited resources with disease control. If a developing nation is willing to accept GIDC aid and funding and wishes to implement approved GIDC measures no more can be asked of them.

The GIDC will be headed by the office of the Director-General, with global operations supervised by regional headquarters. The Director-General will serve for a term of 2 years and will be chosen through vote of GIDC member states; each state has an equal voice in selection of the Director-General and is free to propose one candidate during each selection period. The current head of the GIDC, chosen by the Federal Republic of Hamilay as the founding member, is Dr. James Mendel, who has extensive experience in the public health field. Dr Mendel graduated with a bachelor's degree with honours in World History at the National University of Hamilay, going on to study a postgraduate degree in medicine at the Beferen Institute for Medical Education. Since his graduation he has served as a special policy adviser to the Federal Ministry of Health and head of the Republic Institute for Infectious Disease Research, which is proposed to be amalgamated into GIDC facilities.

The GIDC headquarters is currently located in Beferen, the second-largest city of the Federal Republic of Hamilay, at the Hamilayan regional GIDC branch, the only facility in operation at this time. As Beferen is the centre of scientific and medical research and education in the Federal Republic, as well as one of Hamilay's 'world cities', this was the obvious choice for its Hamilayan division to be based. However, in the spirit of equality between member states, we are currently accepting proposals from other nations to host the GIDC headquarters if compelling reasons can be given.

Member states:

Hamilay, the Federal Republic of
The Beatus, the Theocracy of
Santheres, the Most Eminently Serene Republic of
Beth Gellert, the Indian Soviet Commonwealth of
Avenio, the Most Serene Republic of
Valipac, the Commonwealth of
The Wolf Hold, the Military Federation of
Noordeinde, the Grand Duchy of
Fatatatutti, the People's Republic of
Cadhinoria, the Empire of
Northern Colonies, the Federation of

Currently providing aid to the following nations:

None at this time

Official Message

To he who is in Charge of GIDC,

I wish to commend your fine organization, with it's lofty goals, and puritanical ideas. I believe that this is a step towards a better world for all, and therefore, it is with great pride, that I request that the Theocracy of the Beatus be accepted as a member of this organization, applicable to all that such membership entails. I await your reply.

Signed,
His Holiness, Edwardo Listless,
President,
The Theocracy of the Beatus

OOC: I like it, actually. I've been wanting to cancer and AIDS research for awhile, but I figured everyone and their mother would screw it up by going "lolol u still have those?!111". You know how some people can be.


By Order of the State Defense Administration[/align]

To: Global Initiative for Disease Control
From: Ministry of Health, Fatatatutti

The Cabinet has authorized me to allocate 6 billion USD, approximately 1/10 of 1 percent of our health budget, approximately 1 USD for every man, woman and child in Fatatatutti, to support the Initiative.

-- Dr. Milburn Stone, Minister of Health

The Indian Soviet Commonwealth of Beddgelert (anglicised Beth Gellert) remains a land with varied climates and environments including many in which a range of serious diseases endure despite the extremely high education of the populace and sophistication of the health care system that has arisen only in the last twenty years. It is also a nation surrounded by under-developed states rife with tropical diseases, and is a society committed to the betterment of the human condition, a goal that can hardly be achieved while such scourges as HIV/AIDS lay waste to liberated populations just as to those still oppressed.

Accordingly, the Commonwealth forwards official notification of its significant support for the declared aims and impending initiatives of the GIDC. This shall include diplomatic measures to accommodate foreign GIDC agents in the Commonwealth as well as sharing of data on disease conditions in South and South East Asia in particular and the Indian Ocean rim generally, which is already collected and collated by a number of well-regarded universities in Beddgelert.

Sharing of research and technologies related to the study and neutralisation of particular diseases shall be considered on a case by case basis, a provision unlikely to be used against international freedom of information but included at the behest of GSIC (Beddgelert's principle security agency).

The Commonwealth is prepared to redirect a portion of its aid budget -traditionally substantial but reserved for formative Socialist economies- to funding of the GIDC. Specifics, unfortunately, can not be given at this time owing to serious civil disturbances likely to seriously alter economic conditions in the nation.

-Communiqué from the Final Soviet in Portmeirion, Raipur, to the GIDC

The Most Serene Republic of Avenio

Official Telegram - Published by the Cultural Ministry Subcommittee on Official Publications

To: The Global Initiative for Disease Control

The Most Serene Republic would be proud to support such a noble endeavour, and as such would like to submit its application to join the GIDC. Also, we would like to offer the medical and laboratory services of the Avenio Science Institute and the Avenio Humanitarian Association to the GIDC, as well as 2 billion USD of funding directly from the International Affairs Ministry.
We await your response.

Signed,

Prime Minister
Sophie D'Invierre

Science Minister
Henri Becquerel

Health Minister
Antoine Danchin

International Affairs Minister
Urbain D'Iberville

We thank all nations which have expressed their support for our organisation so far. Dr Milburn Stone of Fattatutti, the GIDC is grateful for your generous contribution but wishes to clarify if you are expressing your interest in membership. Otherwise, the Theocracy of The Beatus, the Most Serene Noble Republic of Santheres, the Indian Soviet Commonwealth of Beddgelert and the Most Serene Republic of Avenio are accepted as the first members of the GIDC. Welcome aboard.

Dr. James Mendel
GIDC Director-General

TO: GIBC
FROM: THE ROGUE NATION OF THE DYSTOPIAN POLYMARCHY
SUBGECT: JOINING THE GIBC

THE Dystopian Polymarchy would like to ask admitance into the GIBC. Due to our many Bio weapons spills and a huge Bioweapon industry, we have a huge medical sector, espicially in virus research. We hope to be admitted into this fine organization.

TO: Dystopian Polymarchy

As you are a self-described state sponsor of biological terrorism, it would seem that your goals are at odds with this organisation. Furthermore, I am somewhat puzzled as to why you would feel the need to mention a poor safety record with regards to biohazard control and support of biological weapons development in a membership application for an organisation which is dedicated to eradicating infectious disease. Unfortunately, at this time we must deny your application.

Regards.
Dr. James Mendel
GIDC Director-General

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I would like to express Valipac's wholehearted wish to join this fine organization. The recently founded International Relief Organization might be interested in helping with some humanitarian projects to lower the risk for global disease.

Sincerely,

65th Prime Minister
The Commonwealth of Valipac

OOC: Please excuse the shit quality, I have no clue what to say.

To: Director, GIDC
From: Doctor-General Harven, CinC of The Military Federation of The Wolf Holds Medical Command
Subject: Membership

I am pleased to see an international organisation that targets diseases and other medical problems. The Wolf Hold has a large medical research division as we have come into conflict with nations that would actively use biological weapons. So far we have made little gains in finding cures for such weapons however I am sure that joint collaboration we can help create cures to these weapons. Also I have no problems researching cures into other diseases as any cures we can create will be of great use to the world. So we request membership in the GIDC.

Also you ask us to be transparent about outbreaks of disease in our nation, so we shall. Within the last few days we have been forced to quarantine two villages and one small town due to a major outbreak of the Ebola virus. We have begun to make the infected comfortable and those who are still free from the virus to refugee camps in the surrounding area.

With faith
Doctor General Mayfield Harven, CinC of The Wolf Hold Medical Command

The Office of the President
The Grand Duchy of Noordeinde

Dear Sir, Madam,

The Grand Duchy of Noordeinde government would like to express it's ethousiasm about this organisation. I, as President, absolutely support such an proposal to have an international organisation specialised in international disease control and prevention.

Because we do support the organisation we would like to advise you to propose the organisation idea at the World Assembly, so that it will become the main organisation in the world specialised in disease control and prevention.

I hope to have an official response soon!

Sincerrely Yours,
Jonathan Roosevelt
President
The Grand Duchy of Noordeinde

To: Dr. James Mendel, Global Initiative for Disease Control
From: Ministry of Health, Fatatatutti

At the present time, we are uncertain whether our research facilities and programs would make an effective contribution to your efforts. That is why we are commited to a financial contribution only at this point, primarily to make existing medicine available to less fortunate nations. (Perhaps I should clarify that our offer is to be an ongoing, annual contribution.) If a less-than-active role is acceptable, then we would be glad to be a member of your organization.

-- Dr. Milburn Stone, Minister of Health

OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE FROM THE CADHINORIAN EMPIRE

To: Director, GIDC
From: Alexandria Renée Christiansen, Prime Minister; on behalf of Her Excellency, Empress Eva Vanesse Hune va Amrallatha (Eva of Amrallatha).

The Cadhinorian Empire has a great interest in the Global Initiative for Disease Control. Cadhinoria has been ravaged many times by pandemics and our joining the GIDC will greatly improve our ability to defend against and prevent future outbreaks of disease that have and continue to decimate our population.

Gott sei mit du,
Alexandria Renée Christiansen,
Prime Minister

RE: APPLICATION DENIED

We have a huge understanding about how a virus works, which has been a mystery for so long in mankind. We believe we have found not only a cure, but a total immunization to Anthrax and Smallpox!!! That is why mentioned our incompetence. To, somehow, provve a point.

OOC: Sorry for the wait, everyone accepted except for DP, due to the IC reasons mentioned earlier and the fact that vaccines for smallpox and anthrax are not a particularly impressive achievement as they already exist. I'll make an acceptance post all nice-like tomorrow.

We at the International Medical Foundation would be very interested in working cooperatively with the Global Initiative for Disease Control. As one of the world's oldest and most successful aid organizations the world over, we can offer extensive knowledge, while our massive network of doctors, supplies, and logistical ability will allow us to work together and improve response to an area in need.

I do look forward to hearing from you on your thoughts of a partnership between the International Medical Foundation and the Global Initiative for Disease Control.

Thank you,

Tommy Hillenson
Chairman, IMF

The GIDC extends its welcomes to the nations of Valipac, the Wolf Hold, Noordeinde, Fattatutti and Cadhinoria; many thanks for expressing your support for our worthy cause.

We would be happy to cooperate with the like-minded organisation of the ViZion-based International Medical Foundation. Perhaps we could begin by affirming our respect and support of one anothers' goals and an agreement towards mutual assistance between IMF and GIDC personnel in the field? Please feel free to suggest further steps we could take.


Dr. James Mendel
GIDC Director-General

TO: Director, GIDC
FROM: Minister for Foreign Affairs
SUBJECT: Joining

The Northern Colonies Government congratulations the Federal Republic of Hamilay for organising this great initiative. The Northern Colonies has always believed that to be able to combat disease, a international corroboration is required. As such, we wish to be able to joining this organisation. As a token of our appreciation, we will be donating NC$2 Billion dollars to this initiative.

Yours Sincerely,
Rt. Hon. John Nickelmeyer PC MP
Minister for Foreign Affairs

We welcome the Federation of Northern Colonies to our organisation, and extend our thanks for the generous donation.


Dr. James Mendel
GIDC Director-General

Dr. James Mendel,

We are very happy to receive word of your interest in working with us! The GIDC is indeed a great organization that we are honored to work with. Certainly, we can work together in areas in need, mixing our personnel, supplies, and equipment together as needed. In addition, we would like to propose that in largest humanitarian efforts, we notify each other and go in together as to help save more lives quicker.

Tommy Hillenson
Chairman, IMF

TO: Director, GIDC
FROM: Minister for Foreign Affairs
SUBJECT: Possible outbreak of mysterious virus in Muratonia

We wish to advice of a possible outbreak of a virus in the town of Pering, in The Kingdom of Muratonia. Reports are sketch but the symptoms reported by the Muratonian officials include "Cough, Sore throat, Nausea, Vomiting followed by Shaking and then Spitting Blood". We wish to enquire whether we should deploy some sort of GIDC field team to investigate this virus.

Yours Sincerely,
Rt. Hon. John Nickelmeyer PC MP
Minister for Foreign Affairs

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OOC: Yeah, I saw that and thought 'ooh something for us to do'. I've just been flying interstate all day though so I'm about to turn in for the night. I'll try to post tomorrow but NC feel free to have official GIDC sanction to respond if the thread moves too fast.