Chinese vice premier calls for int'l cooperation against A/H1N1 flu

BEIJING. August 22. KAZINFORM Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called for global cooperation in the fight against A/H1N1 influenza, in order to better protect the people's health and lives,  Kazinform cites Xinhuanet.

Li made the remarks at the International Scientific Symposium on Influenza A/H1N1 Pandemic Response and Preparedness, hosted by China's Ministry of Health with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Lancet.

The two-day event attracted nearly 1,000 officials and experts from more than 30 countries and regions.

In his opening address at the symposium, Li said China, with a population of 1.3 billion, had taken a series of decisive measures to effectively slow down the spread of the virus in the country.

The country also offered help to a number of developing countries to fight the influenza, and won support from those countries and the WHO, he said, Kazinform refers to Xinhuanet.

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