Bird flu: WHO calls meet with Asian drug cos
Saturday, 25 March , 2006, 10:27
Mumbai: As South-East Asian countries report cases of bird-flu jumping species and infecting humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a meeting on the "pandemic preparedness" in this region.
The meeting scheduled to be held in Delhi later this month will bring together health representatives from India, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh, along with drug companies from these countries to discuss their preparedness in the event of a pandemic, a WHO official told Business Line.
Stock piling Oseltamivir, the drug recommended for the treatment of bird-flu, is just one component of the preparedness plan.
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Mumbai: As South-East Asian countries report cases of bird-flu jumping species and infecting humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a meeting on the "pandemic preparedness" in this region.
The meeting scheduled to be held in Delhi later this month will bring together health representatives from India, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh, along with drug companies from these countries to discuss their preparedness in the event of a pandemic, a WHO official told Business Line.
Stock piling Oseltamivir, the drug recommended for the treatment of bird-flu, is just one component of the preparedness plan.
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