Vietnam is located in a relatively high-risk region for emerging infectious diseases. (Photo: VNA) The Prime Minister has given the green light to Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to organize an international conference on disease prevention in Hanoi this month.
Some 170 domestic and international experts will be invited to the event, which will focus on ways to prevent and combat the spread of diseases from animal to human and bolster regional and global cooperation in the field.
The participants are to come from countries in Southeast Asia, states committed to the Global Health Security programme (GHS), as well as relevant international organisations and agencies.
Vietnam is located in a relatively high-risk region for emerging infectious diseases. The new influenza A/H7N9 virus, which was recently detected in humans and animals in neighbouring China, is an example of the potentially serious regional threats to public health and economic development.-VNA
