12 April 2006, Hanoi - A health safety poster in downtown Hanoi warning people to thoroughly disinfect their hands after handling any sort of poultry or fowl to avoid spreading the Avian Influenza virus.
FAO Project - OSRO/VIE/501/UNJ: Strengthening the Management of Public Health Emergencies in Viet Nam with Focus on the Prevention and Control of Diseases of Epidemic Potential. The objectives of the programme are threefold: * To progressively control and eradicate HPAJ in domestic poultry; * To strengthen the national capacity to detect, diagnose, monitor and control outbreaks of diseases of epidemic potential; * To strengthen the national capacity to prepare for, respond to and recover from public health emergencies in Viet Nam.
