Ebola conference gets going
The Ministry of Public Health is staging an international conference on Ebola-response measures in the Asean sub-region.
The two-day event, which began yesterday, is being held at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel in the capital.
Those attending include the public health ministers from Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, China, Japan and South Korea. Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha presided over the opening ceremony. World Health Organisation (WHO) director Margaret Chan gave the keynote address via video conference call from WHO headquarters in Switzerland.
The conference aims to raise awareness of Ebola and establish grounds for the handling of any cases of the deadly disease in Asean Plus 3 member countries. Topics on the menu include prevention measures, the treatment of Ebola patients, laboratory diagnosis, cooperation in terms of medical human resources, and consideration for the possibility of sending aides to nations facing the disease.
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