Time is of the essence. We must act now if we are to have the maximum possible opportunity to contain a pandemic.
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Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously, precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world.Margaret Chan
That was a time when we were really working together as an international community of academics, politicians, public health experts. Everybody really was so focused,
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There is a high degree of support for voluntary compliance with the International Health Regulations. It will help countries to build capacity.
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H5N1 is primarily an animal disease. However, given its expanding geographical scope and that H5N1 is endemic in some countries, our assessment is that the risk of pandemic is great.
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Based on assessment of all available information and following several expert consultations, I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5.
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My argument is, whatever resources you put in place, compared to the possible economic loss in the event of a pandemic, is peanuts.
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