Saturday, December 13, 2008

Indonesia: Menkes Urge Standarisasi New

Sabtu, 13 Desember 2008

The mechanism of the virus sharing that was just, transparent and was equal continued to be fought for by the Indonesian government. Menkes Siti Fadhilah Supari that led Indonesian delegation in Intergovernmental Meeting that was held by WHO 7 – on December 13 2008 in Geneva, Swiss urgent was formed by him the international mechanism just. The forum that was named Pandemi Influenza Readiness or Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (IGM –PIP) discussed the international mechanism just, namely the Network of Network WHO influenza (that replaced Global Influenza Surveillance Network or the Surveilans Influenza Global Network) to apply the virus system sharing and benefit sharing from the influenza virus H5NI.

Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari said that IGM-PIP last year, we (the member countries) agreed to take the urgent step to build the new mechanism for the virus sharing and benefit sharing that was international. “Influenza Virus sharing that was just must apply Standard Material Transfer Agreement/Perjanjian Transfer of Standar Material (SMTA) ,” he said in his official information in the press yesterday (12/12).

Menkes urgent so that the system benefit sharing was integrated into SMTA. SMTA this will become the universal and global standard document and was current for all the transfers/transferred biological material readiness pandemic influenza. “Already finished/done had the agreement generally that SMTA will become the agreement that his characteristics binding legally among sides in a promising agreement/a contract,” he continued. Siti explained that the progress was made since IGM - PIP last year, as being reflected in SMTA that at this time was discussed and became the main aim of the representatives of the member countries to knock on the hammer agreed to SMTA at the end of this Sunday. Menkes admitted that the increase in knowledge and the understanding helped formed the framework of the mechanism of the virus sharing.

The writer of this Saatnya Dunia Berubah book also said that the presence of Indonesian delegation showed the intention and efforts that seriously in overcoming the pandemic threat that bring up by avian influenza or bird flu. These Menkes views were supported by the member countries's majority to IGM this. Intergovernmental Meeting ounce Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (IGM - PIP) was a process of the meeting of the member countries that were organised by the WHO Secretariat to memfinalisasi negotiations concerning the system just shared the influenza virus H5N1 and shared the benefit that emerged from the use of the virus and the part a part.

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