Thursday, April 22, 2010

Hanoi Declaration calls on countries to cooperate against flu pandemic

Thursday, 22/04/2010
21-4 pm, in Hanoi, the ministers and senior officials from more than 70 countries attending the 7th International Ministerial on Pandemic Influenza and animals (IMCAPI Hanoi 2010) adopted a Declaration Hanoi about the future direction in response to avian influenza, the pandemic disease transmission can occur.

Hanoi Declaration includes 16 major content, which set out measures for national multi-sectoral nature in time to detect new disease can spread from animals to humans and provide timely medical measures to prevent outbreak of epidemics.

Declaration calls on countries, international community focused on linkages between human health, animals and the environment as well as ongoing efforts to reduce the scope of transmission of the virus H5N1, H1N1 and other strains other flu virus ...

Statement also confirmed the importance of technical agencies, the connection between the efforts of veterinary and health sectors in enhancing early warning systems to deal promptly and disease control. Declaration stressed the need to have effective communication activities between experts and the public, community participation and strengthen the health system and public veterinary system

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Bui Ba Bong said Vietnam has made efforts to control the virus H5N1, H1N1 in the recent past and hope to control and dominate completely the H5N1 virus in two - 3 years. Vietnam pledged more efforts in disease prevention activities with other countries worldwide.

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