April 2010

(BANGKOK, 1 April) A ministerial conference to marshal international cooperation against the advance of new infectious diseases opens this month in Hanoi, drawing on experience gained in responses to pandemic A/H1N1 influenza and H5N1 avian influenza.
Vietnam, with a strong record in contending with both A/H1N1 and H5N1, will host the 19-21 April conference.