Hanoi to host int’l conference on pandemic flu
The International Ministerial Conference
on Animal and Pandemic Influenza (IMCAPI Hanoi 2010) will be held in
Hanoi on April 19-21.
The International Ministerial Conference
on Animal and Pandemic Influenza (IMCAPI Hanoi 2010) will be held in
Hanoi on April 19-21.
The conference is expected to draw about 150 delegations comprising 700 delegates involved in the agriculture, livestock and health sectors from 77 nations around the world, said a press briefing held by USAID in Hanoi on April 16.
The conference will assess global progress in controlling highly pathogenic avian (A/H5N1) and pandemic flu and experiences and models from different countries. It will also review the global response to the current influenza pandemic.
Participants are expected to discuss and reach an agreement on a consensus ministerial statement that will guide future cooperation and coordination among countries and international organisations in 2010 and beyond.
Avian influenza was reported for the first time in Asia in 2003 and spread to other countries, said Jean Marc Olive, WHO Chief Representative in Vietnam , adding the disease has to date infected 491 people, resulting in 290 deaths.
The spread of the disease and the number of cases of infection and death is less than in previous years the disease appeared. It is now reported in only Egypt , Vietnam and Indonesia./.
The conference is expected to draw about 150 delegations comprising 700 delegates involved in the agriculture, livestock and health sectors from 77 nations around the world, said a press briefing held by USAID in Hanoi on April 16.
The conference will assess global progress in controlling highly pathogenic avian (A/H5N1) and pandemic flu and experiences and models from different countries. It will also review the global response to the current influenza pandemic.
Participants are expected to discuss and reach an agreement on a consensus ministerial statement that will guide future cooperation and coordination among countries and international organisations in 2010 and beyond.
Avian influenza was reported for the first time in Asia in 2003 and spread to other countries, said Jean Marc Olive, WHO Chief Representative in Vietnam , adding the disease has to date infected 491 people, resulting in 290 deaths.
The spread of the disease and the number of cases of infection and death is less than in previous years the disease appeared. It is now reported in only Egypt , Vietnam and Indonesia./.
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