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WHO: Bird flu remains No. 1 global health threat

Re: WHO warns nations to prepare for pandemic

Re: WHO warns nations to prepare for pandemic

AlaskaDenise - I was going to say that.....but decided against it. I have the same feeling.
 
Re: WHO warns nations to prepare for pandemic

Re: WHO warns nations to prepare for pandemic

commonground said
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Although the IHR (2005) does not enter into force until June 2007, countries and areas in the Region have been requested to comply immediately and on a voluntary basis with provisions relevant to the risk posed by avian influenza and pandemic human influenza."
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Yes, this really concerns me as well. They know something.
 
Re: WHO warns nations to prepare for pandemic

Re: WHO warns nations to prepare for pandemic

I think they are being prudent. They would be remiss if they did not say this. I do not think it necessarily means anything is different from what is already posted on this site.
 
Re: WHO warns nations to prepare for pandemic

Re: WHO warns nations to prepare for pandemic

They may not know about an immediate threat, but perhaps, after reviewing the science (sequences, RO numbers, etc.), they can say with more certainty that there is a higher probability of pandemic. :confused:

They're just not sharing the details.

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Bird flu remains No. 1 global health threat - WHO

Bird flu remains No. 1 global health threat - WHO

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3805811a10,00.html


Bird flu remains No. 1 global health threat - WHO

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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Bird flu remained the number one danger facing global public health, a World Health Organisation spokesman said as a five-day conference on issues facing the western Pacific region closed today.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]The WHO Western Pacific Region's 57th annual meeting wound to a close in Auckland today, amid warnings over avian influenza and rising lifestyle-related diseases such as obesity and cancer. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Earlier this week, WHO acting regional director for the western Pacific Dr Richard Nesbit urged member country delegates to do more to prepare for an outbreak of bird flu, saying no nation would be immune. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]The group was also told WHO lacked about half of the funds needed to help countries prepare for and fight bird flu. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]WHO spokesman Peter Cordingley said many countries did not have the money or resources to implement full emergency plans. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]He said a potential pandemic could spread quickly to remote nations due to the speed of modern transport. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"It will travel at the speed of a 747 jet," Mr Cordingley said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"We're asking everybody to take precautions." [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Today, Dr Nesbit said the meeting had also recognised lifestyle diseases such as obesity, cancer and problems associated with excessive alcohol consumption also had to be "urgently addressed". [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Member countries undertook to step up their defences against threats such as bird flu and non-communicable diseases. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]The meeting also endorsed a regional strategy designed to stem the exodus of healthcare workers from poorer countries in the region to more affluent nations. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]The gathering of senior health officials heard that, unchecked, the migration could push some of the region's public health systems to the brink of collapse. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Other issues examined included universal access to HIV/Aids treatment, prevention and control of tuberculosis, and programme updates on measles elimination, hepatitis B control and polio eradication, as well as tobacco control, mental health and environmental health. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"We had a very broad agenda this year," said Dr Nesbit. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"I believe that it is a fair reflection of the magnitude of the health problems facing the region and of the determination of our member states to tackle those issues." [/FONT]
 
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