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ANNOUNCEMENTS 2005 (04): PREPARING FOR INFLUENZA PANDEMIC AT WIKIPEDIA
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Date: Wed 1 Jun 2005
From: Lucas Gonzalez <lgs0a@yahoo.es>
I've begun work at Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avian_influenza>
on "pandemic preparedness." I believe that pandemic preparedness needs to
be done socially as well as through health services.
With regard to the recent tsunami, Wikipedia played an important role only
after the tsunami had struck. Now, we have the opportunity see some
community preparation before a pandemic.
For what is worth, there is a blog on avain flu at
<http://avianflu.typepad.com>, so there is some ongoing preparation. I
wonder whether ProMED-mail subscribers, with their wide and deep expertise,
can help guide that process and make it the best possible undertaking. In
times of panic, I believe it will help to have some "blogging champions"
all over the world working on this issue.
Thank you for the great ProMED-mail world service!
--
Lucas Gonzalez, PhD
Public Health Practitioner
Canary Islands, Spain
<lgs0a@yahoo.es>
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