New global strategy to deal with the "flu"

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new Global Influenza Strategy for the period 2019-2030 to protect the citizens of all countries from the risk and control of their spread of animals to the man.

Dr. Tidros Adhanom, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said in a statement Monday that the threat of the flu pandemic was still present, pointing out that the danger lay in its rapid transition from health to health. animal to human, leading to a real pandemic, calling the world to be vigilant and cope with influenza epidemics. .

He emphasized that influenza remains one of the greatest public health challenges in the world. Each year, up to one billion cases, including 3 to 5 million cases of acute influenza, resulting in the death of 290,000 to 650,000 people, The need for annual vaccination as the most effective way to prevent the influenza.

The new strategy developed by FAO is the most comprehensive and ambitious and prepares for the epidemic through the promotion of routine programs, the first is to build national capacity for surveillance, response, prevention, control and preparedness. Each country is an influenza program specifically designed to contribute to national and global preparedness and safety, the second being to develop better tools for preventing, detecting, controlling and treating influenza, such as antiviral vaccines and the most effective treatments to make them effective. Fairway for all countries.

"Through partnerships and country-led work over the years, the world is better prepared than ever before for the next great fascism," concluded the Director-General of WHO.