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Committee Examines Undue Influence, Coordination In WHO Avian Flu Response

By Intellectual Property Watch

A review of the World Health Organization?s response to the 2009 pandemic influenza outbreak kicked off this week, with firm statements from those involved in the response that they were not unduly influenced by outside stakeholders. Still, serious questions remain about the coordination effort, as a nearly a year after the pandemic was declared developed countries find themselves having to dispose of excess vaccines while poorer countries are reporting they have yet to obtain as many as they need.

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Full post as published by Intellectual Property Watch on April 15, 2010 (boomark / email).