Thursday, May 7, 2009

National Committee Formed 
to Combat Swine Flu

8 May 2009 ABU DHABI — Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the National Emergency Committee for Anti-Bird Flu, said the UAE from the day one has given priority to the preventive measures of swine flu to safeguard the health of nationals and expatriates alike.

“This preparedness was exhibited in tightening preventive precautionary measures taken immediately to keep the disease at bay,” he added.

Addressing the launch of the UAE National Emergency Response Committee to combat Swine Flu, here on Thursday, Shaikh Hamdan said, in a speech delivered on his behalf by Shaikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, that the UAE has in place the world-class emergency plans, which were maximised amid apprehensions of swine flu outbreak at world level.

He reiterated in the event held at Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research that the procedures taken by the UAE since appearance of swine flu have saved time and energy. He thanked the UAE leadership for the implementation of the preventive and precautionary measures against swine flu and sustained follow up.

Dr Ali Ahmed bin Shakr, Director-General of the Ministry of Health (MoH), underlined that the UAE is swine flu free, indicating that upon the instructions from the leadership all the measures were taken to curb the spread of the disease.

He added that the MoH was keen to adopt serious initiatives proposed by the mobile Emirates Humanitarian World Hospital.

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