By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member As participants gather for the major international meeting in Winnipeg Canada this week to discuss ways forward on the One World, One Health initiative,…
NEW AVIAN FLU PUBLICATIONS FOCUS ON SE ASIA
EPIDEMICS: UNDERSTANDING DISEASE DYNAMICS
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Uncontrolled outbreaks of disease have always had the power to terrify. In recent years, such fears have grown to include the spectre of pandemic…
AVIAN FLU: EXTRA $949M BUT ‘WORLD STILL UNPREPARED’
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Some success has been achieved in reducing avian influenza outbreaks in poultry and humans, but the world must still be prepared to tackle an…
AVIAN FLU: VIEW FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member The blogosphere is a rich and varied arena for all things avian flu-related. As ministers from around the globe gear up for the opening…
AVIAN FLU: NEW APPROACH NEEDED
By IAN SCOONES, STEPS Centre co-director As ministers of health and agriculture from around the world gather in Egypt for the International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, the…
AVIAN FLU: MINISTERS GATHER IN EGYPT
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Ministers of health and agriculture from around the world are gathering in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt to formulate a global plan to prepare for,…
AVIAN ‘FLU: THE POLITICS AND POLICY PROCESSES OF A GLOBAL RESPONSE
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member When the potential of a flu pandemic derived from Avian Influenza emerged, alarm bells rang across the world. The prospect of a major public…
AVIAN FLU: BBC RADIO HIGHLIGHTS STEPS ISSUES
By IAN SCOONES, STEPS Centre co-directorScientists in Egypt are examining the possibility that the H5N1 Avian flu virus could be changing into a deadlier strain. There is a fear the…