Nations Examine Pandemic Flu Preparedness at India Conference

New Delhi -- Two days before the December 4-6 New Delhi International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza convened in India’s northern capital, journalists from India and Afghanistan gathered at a two-day workshop to learn how to cover the highly pathogenic viral disease of birds and, in 12 countries so far, people.

The 18 attendees, men and women, came from radio and television stations, magazines and newspapers in the region. Thanks to the timing, workshop presenters included high-level officials and avian flu experts who are part of the U.S. delegation to the ministerial.

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