Information on carrying out a series of seminars trainings concerning the organization of communication and cooperation of governing bodies and mass media in the prevention of distribution of bird flu.
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Demyanenko Alexey Ivanovich
The Crimean state agrarian educational advice center with support UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund), USAID (Agency of the USA on the international development) and the European Commission carries out a series of seminars trainings concerning the organization of communications and cooperation of governing bodies and mass media in the prevention of distribution of bird flu.
Carrying out seminars trainings is carried out within the project Development and carrying out local information campaigns for problems of bird flu in Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Odessa, Nikolaev and Kherson areas and AR Crimea which realizes Charity Foundation Intellectual prospects.
The project purpose – creation of system of counteraction to emergence and distribution of bird flu through carrying out information and behavioural campaign in AR Crimea territory; providing new knowledge to educators, health protection, services of veterinary medicine, emergency situations, agricultural industry, trade, to businessmen, rural population.
In February-April, 2007 it is planned to carry out 7 (seven) trainings seminars in the regional centers of an autonomy.
Campaign includes also wide circulation of information materials on problems of bird flu in AR Crimea settlements.
Threat of distribution of this disease now is in focus of attention of world community. Problematical character of a situation in the Autonomous Republic Crimea consists that in its territory in 2005 there was a circulation of a virus of bird flu that led to introduction of state of emergency in the Crimea.
As the science testifies, the virus of bird flu N5N1 represents one of strains of the flu possessing pandemic potential as finally it can adapt and take the form of a strain, infectious for people. The taking place facts of a disease of 252 people bird flu from which 148 died, testify to real pandemic threat.
For fast detection of a pandemic virus quick-response systems of an epidemnadzor, and also the developed purposeful system of communication measures are necessary. During the period previous spring flight of birds, being carriers of a high-pathogenic virus, precautionary measures will be timely and effective.
From information accumulation – to consciousness activization!