Toronto, September 26, 2013  –  Emergency preparedness is crucial in this day and age, whether in anticipation of a natural disaster such as the recent earthquake in Pakistan's Balochistan province, or human-made like the siege of an upscale mall in Kenyan capital Nairobi. Professor Ali Asgary of York University’s Emergency Management Program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies is available for media interviews on the priorities under such circumstances, both in terms of emergency management and continuity.

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