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Many must have wondered how the UK would have coped had the SARS virus hit the country. The answer would have been completely in the hands of the Health Protection Agency (HPA). This organization was created on 1 April 2003 to provide a coordinated approach to health protection and reduce the impact of infectious diseases, poisons, chemicals, biological and radiation hazards. It was set up in light of the report Getting Ahead of the Curve, which recognised the need to bring together in one organization the skills and expertise in a number of organizations to work in a more coordinated way, to reduce the burden and consequences of health protection threats or disease, with the aim of providing a more comprehensive and effective response to threats to public health. The HPA brings together the:
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