The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Dec. 8 launched the
Integrated National Action Programme on Avian Influenza, Pandemic
Preparedness and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases (AIPED) for the
2011-2015 period.
The programme was launched at the conference,
“Vietnam Partnership on Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza”, which was
aimed at attracting international support for the fight against bird
flu.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development Dao Xuan Hoc affirmed that the
Vietnamese Government always stands side by side with the international
community in implementing national, regional and international
coordination to cope with the risk of a dangerous new pandemic derived
from avian influenza A/H5N1.
UN Food and Agriculture Organisation
(FAO) Chief Representative to Vietnam Yuriko Shoji said AIPED was built
to give an overall roadmap and draft goals to maintain achievements and
continue to combat the spread of avian influenza and other diseases
from animals to humans.
She said the FAO is committed to continue
coordinating with international partners to assist Vietnam in
implementing the AIPED.
The AIPED 2011-2015 programme will focus
on improving capacity for monitoring infectious diseases, diagnosis,
treatment and prevention, while raising awareness on measures to control
the epidemics in animals and humans./.
