Who will establish an international working group on avian influenza

Introduction: the World Health Organization (who) said in its report "responding to the threat of avian influenza pandemic" that it will assist countries in developing national plans and will establish international who working groups with different functions to provide advice In the report, who said it would give urgent support to countries that have found cases of avian influenza in animals or humans and are developing or building vaccine production capacity Who will coordinate and provide international expert advice to support the efforts of such countries The working group will provide direct and targeted recommendations to governments based on their needs, priorities and capacities According to the report, the task force will focus on various issues of human vaccine production, including the evaluation of opportunities for the transfer of production technology to developing countries and the development of pilot projects The goal is to increase vaccine production capacity in an efficient and cost-effective manner, thereby expanding access to seasonal and pandemic vaccines It is also reported that several countries have carried out "sand table exercises" and simulation exercises to prevent influenza These measures help to identify the main weaknesses in the daily epidemic prevention work, and make accurate suggestions to correct these weaknesses Who believes that while these exercises are valuable, they are also expensive Who recommends the establishment of an international expert group with experience in these exercises to develop standards for conducting similar exercises Such a mechanism will ensure that the experience gained by one country's exercises can be shared with other countries.