Landmark H1N1 response plan launched in Zimbabwe
Harare, 30 September, 2009 -- A landmark plan to improve how countries, particularly developing nations, can better protect themselves against the pandemic H1N1 2009 has been applied for the first time in the world during a two-day workshop in Zimbabwe that ended today.
The plan, known as the "Call to Action," describes what measures that countries, including those affected by humanitarian crises, should be taking to reduce the threat posed by the pandemic. More than 50 participants took part in the Harare event, including senior Zimbabwean Ministry of Health and Child Welfare officials and experts from key UN, international and local organisations.