Monday, February 2, 2009

Japan: New flu action plan

2009 January 23, Health Promotion Division, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Miyazaki, formulate

Miyazaki is the first in the nation, 2005 to January 25 "Pandemic flu response guidelines" was created.
The national "action plan new flu" and "guidelines for avian flu response," response, we have reviewed the guidelines.

This time, the revised Action Plan and amendments to the law of nations infection, occur at each stage of the avian flu, the preparation required by the local government and medical residents, and support for appropriate action after the has made a revision to the draft action plan in detail.

The general part
1 Introduction
[excerpt:]
Today's medical situation is simply to compare the progress but can not be larger than the originals, It is predicted the enormous damage caused by human pandemic. The net increase in information exchange and international Development, could cause a crisis of international society, the human pandemic of avian flu It's a big threat. In this context, in Japan, 2005 to March 11 "anti-avian flu action plan" , 2006, 19 years and "avian flu response guidelines" have been established, in May 2008 The law was amended to infection. With this revision, the new flu infection types are located in the new environmental The fragment, which has been necessary to reinforce the anti-avian flu. Miyazaki is the first in the nation, 2005 to January 25 "Pandemic flu response guidelines" to create a . Since then, the country's "anti-avian flu action plan" and "avian flu response guidelines The "under the guidelines have been reviewed. The revision of the national action plan and amendments to the Infectious Diseases Act, and the occurrence of avian flu Phase, the preparation required by local government and medical residents, and appropriate action after the The corresponding amendment to the draft action plan in detail. This action plan, according to the changing circumstances of the new flu, authorities in cooperation with the concerned bodies On the Council, and shall be revised from time to time in the future.


Introduction (PDF file: 109KB)
2 effects of pandemic

Effects of pandemic (PDF file: 99KB)
3 Policy

Policy (PDF file: 104KB)
4 response categories

A crisis management system (PDF file: 223KB)
2 Surveillance (PDF file: 108KB)
3 measures to prevent infection (PDF file: 256KB)
4 health care system (PDF file: 143KB)
5 provide information to local residents (PDF file: 96KB)
6 maintenance of social and economic functions (PDF File: 80KB)

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