Canada's Preparations for Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza
The Government of Canada is increasing its efforts, domestically and internationally, to address the future risk of a human influenza pandemic. This risk has significantly increased since the emergence of new strains of avian influenza in China and Southeast Asia in late 2003, and the more recent spread to many countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Canadian missions and embassies abroad have been asked to develop pandemic preparedness plans. The Government of Canada is developing similar plans on a national scale, in cooperation with provincial medical authorities.
The Pandemic Influenza website brings together information from across the Government of Canada's departments and agencies, providing a central portal for information on the government's pandemic influenza plan and on public health measures for Canadians.
Information for Canadian Travellers
For more information, please visit the following sites:
News:
March 2007 letter to Canadians living abroad, with updates on avian and pandemic influenza
Pandemic preparedness meeting with Ottawa diplomatic community (PDF version, 1.80 KB) *
Canada's Contributions to the Global Fight Against Avian and Pandemic Influenza (PDF version, 400 KB) *
Leaders Note Progress on the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America
The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: Next Steps
Fact sheets on pandemic influenza, from the Public Health Agency of Canada's media information sessions - February and March 2006
Conferences:
- World Health Organization: Meeting on Avian Influenza and Pandemic Human Influenza
- Health Canada: Global Pandemic Influenza Readiness
Organizations:
- Public Health Agency of Canada: Avian Influenza
- World Health Organization: Avian Influenza
- Health Canada: Avian Influenza
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Avian Influenza
- Safe Canada: Avian Influenza
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