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SFH to attend international symposium on influenza

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The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, leaves for Beijing today (August 20) to attend the International Scientific Symposium on Influenza Pandemic Response and Preparedness organised by the Ministry of Health.

Dr Chow will exchange views with officials and experts in public health and disease control from all over the world at the symposium on how to deal with the threat posed to human health by influenza pandemic from the scientific and public health perspectives.

The two-day symposium will be opened tomorrow (August 21). Global experts will gather to review the latest development of human swine flu, explore the public health policies and implementation strategies to tackle with possible H1N1, H5N1 and seasonal influenza pandemics, discuss clinical management and prevention of influenza as well as vaccine development. They will also share experience in preparing for influenza pandemic in winter and pandemic surveillance.

Dr Chow will return to Hong Kong on Saturday (August 22).



Ends/Thursday, August 20, 2009
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