ncreased Asian collaboration in fight against avian flu

Health ministers and officials from 13 southeast and east Asian countries have pledged to enhance collaboration in the fight against avian influenza. In a joint statement at the closing session of a meeting on avian influenza (November 25–26; Bangkok, Thailand), they committed to “further strengthen...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ahmed, Khabir
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: eCommons@AKU 2005
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_surg/455
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(04)01238-1/abstract
Description
Summary:Health ministers and officials from 13 southeast and east Asian countries have pledged to enhance collaboration in the fight against avian influenza. In a joint statement at the closing session of a meeting on avian influenza (November 25–26; Bangkok, Thailand), they committed to “further strengthen international and regional collaboration on all aspects of the avian influenza response”, including cases and outbreak investigation, research, and risk communication.