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    Últimas noticias sobre la actualidad de China, USA y el mundo en español: análisis, economía, ciencia, vida, tecnología y cultura.

    Spanish to English translation

    Mexico and Norway share virus strains H1N1 and other pandemic information
    This ensures a coordinated and access to different vaccines
    By Anastasia Gubin - The Epoch Times
    Sun, 17 Apr 2011 6:39 +0000


    Mexico and Norway held today April 16 an agreement designated by the Mexican agency Notimex, and historically, in the exchange of viruses and access to vaccines for their country, according to the Formula radio from Geneva.

    The Mexican nation thus expected to be prepared in case of a future pandemic and can not act alone, as was the case of H1N1 influenza in 2009.

    The Permanente Representative of Mexico to the United Nations and other agencies in Geneva, Juan Jose Gomez Camacho, told Notimex that earlier before the 2009 pandemic, "Mexico reacted individually and not in a coordinated manner on the basis of epidemiology" .

    Mexico must provide Norway Virus samples and in return, "will have access to vaccines and other benefits," said Juan Gomez Camacho.

    The World Health Organization A meeting between 11 and 15 April in Geneva, where the Member States of the Organization prepared a possible flu pandemic apparatus in relation to influenza virus sharing, access to vaccines and other benefits.

    One of the problems the group has faced in past meetings is the issue of intellectual rights.

    "They've been trying to discuss possible solutions with the industry, the construction of a system that relies on donations, but on key commitments from the pharmaceutical industry," said the representative of Norway, Bente Hansen Bente Angel ", according to the Organization Intellectual Property (Intellectual Property Watch), to begin talks on 12 April.

    "The m annexe of the debates is a difficult task, he said, because there are many sensitive issues such as intellectual property rights and prices, "said Angel-Hanse.

    During the last two pandemics, countries where the virus originated H5N1 (bird flu in Asia), H1N1 (swine in Mexico), reported that they benefited from sharing the virus, according to Intellectual Property Organization.
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