Shigeru Omi
Shigeru Omi
Shigeru Omiis the current Regional Director of the Western Pacific Regional Office for the World Health Organization. He was born in Tokyo in 1949 and currently lives in Manila...
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I think it is similar to tsunamis and earthquakes...we do not know when,
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There is an excellent chance for Europe to contain the Asian flu.
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Surveillance is crucial because, in my view, the outbreaks affecting transmission among chickens were there for some time without being noticed.
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We must try to ensure that we will be ready to respond instantly with all the weapons at our disposal should the early signs of an influenza pandemic appear. If we fail, the consequences for societies, economies and global public health could be immeasurable.
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We must keep in mind that we are likely to encounter in the coming years many other new emerging diseases,
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We need to realize that there is very little incentive for farmers to report suspected outbreaks,
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While we still have a window of opportunity, we must do everything we can to avert an influenza pandemic as we simultaneously prepare for a worse-case scenario,
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Unlike the influenza pandemics of the past, this time the world has been given a warning that one may be on its way.
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We have to step up improvement of the primitive farming practice in China's rural regions, especially the backyard feeding of chickens and ducks in many rural households.
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The improvement of surveillance in rural areas is the most difficult challenge for us.