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Partnering with
Media to combat Pandemic Influenza
 The Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare joined hands with WHO, UNICEF and the media to strategize on
how to inform and protect the public from Pandemic H1N1 (2009) Influenza at
the National Media Communication Workshop held in New Delhi on 23-24 July, 2009.
Ms Neelam
Kapur, Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau; and WHO
Representative to India, Dr S J Habayeb; stressed
on media’s role as a key partner in effective dissemination of accurate
information on Pandemic Influenza, in their opening remarks.
Mr Vineet
Chowdhry, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare, presided over the workshop which started with a presentation on “Understanding
the Pandemic Influenza” by Dr. Khanchit Limparkarnjanarat, from WHO Regional Office. Dr. Shiv Lal, Special Director
General (Public Health) & Director, National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), talked about “India’s
Response to the Pandemic”
Almost 70 participants from
across the country, including national and regional media from both print and
electronic, and also some state government information officers attended the
two-day workshop.
The experts from the Government
of India, WHO and UNICEF shared with the media the measures being taken and
the country’s preparedness in “Surveillance and Response,” “Case Management
and Infection Control,” “Drugs and Vaccines,” “Actions Beyond Health” and
“Risk Communication.”
On the last day of the workshop, the
participants visited the NICD bio-security laboratory, the outbreak cell, and
the Airport Health Office for hands-on observation.
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Presentations
 Understanding
the Pandemic Influenza
India’s
Response to Pandemic
Surveillance
and Response
 Presentation
1
Presentation
2
Case Management and Infection Control
Presentation
1
Presentation
2
Drugs and Vaccines
Presentation
1
Presentation
2
Actions Beyond Health
Presentation
1
Presentation
2
Risk
Communication
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