您現(xiàn)在的位置: > Language Tips > Audio & Video > Normal Speed News  
 





 
WHO chief warns bird flu threat not gone away
[ 2007-01-10 08:58 ]

The new director-general of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, warns the threat of an influenza pandemic has not receded. She urges countries around the world to prepare for a pandemic that has the potential to kill millions. From WHO headquarters in Geneva, Lisa Schlein reports on Dr. Chan's first news conference.

Prior to her appointment as WHO director-general, Margaret Chan headed the organization's avian-flu pandemic program. She has been involved with efforts to combat the disease since 1997, when she headed Hong Kong's public health program.

Chan says the H5-N1 bird flu virus has caused unprecedented damage to the poultry sector since its appearance a few years ago and it has killed more than half of the people that have become infected.

She believes the available evidence indicates the world is due for another pandemic soon.

"We owe it to the community we are serving to keep our watch, to be vigilant, on the watch out for early signs of a pandemic. The risk is there," she said. "We should not let our guard down. We are very concerned of the likelihood of a pandemic and particularly its impact in weak, in countries with weak, health systems and in countries in Africa where they have many people already affected by HIV/AIDS and other diseases."

Doctor Chan says 170 countries have pandemic preparedness plans, an increase from 50 in 1997.

She says implementation of revised international health regulations in June will help countries respond more effectively to bird flu outbreaks.

Director-General Chan cites the improvement of the health of women and the people of Africa as one of her main priorities. She says the World Health Organization has numerous programs dealing with these issues and she intends to make them better.

"We have a cluster called FCH-Family and Child Health - dealing with maternal health issues, child health issues and women's issues," noted Chan. "So, if that cluster as a group performed better and got synergy from the various programs, we are making improvements in the health of women and also in the health of Africa."

If a program is not working, Chan says something new must be tried. For example, she says her predecessor, Jong-wook Lee, realized that the "Roll Back Malaria" program was not winning the battle against malaria. So he introduced a new global malaria program, which, she says, she intends to follow.

"Three-thousand children die on a daily basis because of malaria," said Chan. "This is not acceptable. So, that is why we have a program which is very aggressive and very tough."

Chan says WHO must be prepared to change course when programs are not working. Otherwise, it will not remain relevant and will be left behind.



點擊進入更多VOA常速


pandemic  : a widespread disease(流行性疾病)

(來源:VOA  英語點津姍姍編輯

 

 
 
相關文章 Related Stories
 
Healthier eating in NY hard for some to swallow 陳馮富珍將當選世衛(wèi)總干事
         
 
 
 
 
 
         

 

 

 
 

48小時內最熱門

     

本頻道最新推薦

     
  空谷足音: Someone like you
  Investing in businesses that invest in the poor
  For foreign students in US, financial aid limited
  Ambassador nominations complete Iraq policy shakeup
  《絕望主婦》1(精講之七)

論壇熱貼

     
  周星馳的一句臺詞再譯(c-e)
  “不像話”英語怎么說?
  日常口語趣味翻譯(It's fun!)
  how to say "彩鈴" in English?
  形容一個人吝嗇的十句話
  翻譯:老鄉(xiāng)見老鄉(xiāng),兩眼淚汪汪




主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产精品蜜臂在线观看| 最近免费中文字幕视频高清在线看 | 花季传媒app下载免费观看大全 | 国产aⅴ激情无码久久久无码| 717影院理伦午夜论八戒| 欧美一级视频精品观看| 免费亚洲视频在线观看| 青青草成人影院| 国产精品无码久久av| ts人妖另类在线| 无码精品日韩中文字幕| 亚洲国产欧美在线观看| 看免费毛片天天看| 国产一区二区精品久久| 五月开心激情网| 多毛bgmbgmbgm胖在线| 中文字幕乱码人妻综合二区三区| 欧美三级在线免费观看| 伊人久久大香线蕉综合网站| 色久悠悠婷婷综合在线亚洲| 国产无套粉嫩白浆| 91粉色视频在线导航| 好男人资源在线www免费| 久久久久99精品成人片直播| 欧洲女人牲交性开放视频| 亚洲精品永久www忘忧草| 九一制片厂果冻传媒56| 4四虎44虎www在线影院麻豆| 成人免费在线观看网站| 久久这里只有精品66re99| 欧美综合区自拍亚洲综合绿色| 北条麻妃jul一773在线看| 韩国特黄特色a大片免费| 国产精品无码永久免费888| eeuss在线播放| 成在人线av无码免费高潮水| 久久躁狠狠躁夜夜AV| 欧美怡红院免费全视频| 伊人久久精品一区二区三区| 美女把尿口扒开让男人桶| 国产免费一区二区三区在线观看 |