A senior U.S. health official urges countries to adopt aggressive measures to contain the H1N1-A swine flu virus. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius says everyone must cooperate in this activity because disease knows no borders.
A debate is raging at the World Health Assembly as to whether the WHO should raise its international influenza alert from phase five to phase six, which would trigger a global pandemic alert.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius says the United States believes WHO should have the flexibility to decide this matter.
She notes the United States already is taking measures consistent with phase six. So, raising the level of alert, she says, would not trigger any additional activity.
WHO Urges Countries to Prepare for Possible Flu Pandemic
The World Health Organization is warning against complacency and urging countries to prepare for a possible pandemic from the Swine Flu A-H1N1 virus. The annual World Health Assembly got off to a vigorous start with a high-level consultation to assess the current global situation.
In an unusual move, this year's World Health Assembly has been shortened from nine to five days so health ministers can get home to deal with the swine flu crisis.
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