Epidemic and pandemic influenza preparedness and response
Journal Title: Healthline - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Epidemic prone diseases have potential to spread rapidly in pandemic stages. So surveillance and rapid containment is required with pharmaceutical, non pharmaceutical and infection control measures. WHO global strategy for medical education envisages young doctors will be required functioning in multi disciplinary and multi professional decision making. WHO day every year is celebrated with appropriate themes to make aware about the current scenario in health and diseases in all the member states of WHO. Dr. Krishnan, WHO Director at Head Quarter, New Delhi, has provided technical and financial assistance for conducting this C.M.E. at B. J. Medical College with objective of creating awareness about influenza pandemic occurrence and measures required to prevent it.
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Tejas Shah , Niti Talsania, Paresh Prajapati
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