Opening of the ministerial meeting on "the situation of avian influenza"

Introduction: Beijing, Jan 29, Xinhua, Jan 28, the "Ministerial Conference on the current situation of avian influenza" opened in Bangkok on the afternoon of Jan 28, with representatives from 13 countries and regions and three international organizations, including the World Health Organization, attending the meeting Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Thaksin said at the opening ceremony that bird flu, a cross-border epidemic, like SARS last year, has shown the negative impact of globalization The harm of avian influenza is huge, which will not only cause huge losses to the economy of all countries and regions, but also threaten the safety of human survival It also has the characteristics of rapid transmission If it can not be controlled and effectively prevented in time, then "the fear of avian influenza will be even more terrible than the epidemic itself" SEK Thaksin pointed out that in order to fight against avian influenza and similar infectious diseases, countries and regions must respond quickly, make transparent decisions and have reliable scientific information; at the same time, countries, regions and international organizations must carry out extensive and effective cooperation and exchange views and information in a timely manner The purpose of this meeting is to cooperate and exchange information so as to take appropriate measures to prevent and control the avian influenza epidemic He called on the participants to make full use of this opportunity and pool their efforts to establish a long-term and efficient prevention and control network, especially for the countries with developed science and technology to give more technical, personnel and equipment support to the relatively backward countries SEK Qi Jingfa, Vice Minister of the Ministry of agriculture of China, led a delegation to attend the meeting SeK