Thailand facing a crisis – Mosquito virus outbreaks
Posted in Business,General,Government,Guide,News May 22, 2009In southern Thailand more than 15,000 people have fallen ill with a mosquito virus known as Chikungunya disease. Somchai Chakrabhand, the head of control department estimated that about 15,240 people in 15 of Thailand’s southern provinces have been infected by this virus. However, the Public Health Ministry is confident the out break can still be controlled and restrained.
However the disease control official is aware and concerned about the fact that there is a current shortage of health staff in Thailand and that could pose problems when dealing with outbreaks of this disease.
In order to contain the mosquito virus, the Thai officials are using enhanced surveillance measures, as well as providing information to the public about the disease. Not only this but information will also be dispersed regarding how best to destroy suspected mosquito breeding grounds to limit any future spread of the disease.
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Posted in Business,General,Government,Guide,News May 22, 2009Thailand is the first country where the IEA has conducted the emergency exercise outside of France. Thailand-IEA joint emergency response exercise was held in Bangkok. The International Energy Agency is helping Thailand’s Ministry of Energy strengthen its emergency response plan for any possible oil and gas disruption, as the Paris-based agency takes steps to reach out to Asian countries.
Didier Houssin, the director of the IEA’s Directorate of Energy Markets and Security, said that the cooperation on security is high on the agenda. We have to work closely with non-member countries to have effective responses to deal with supply disruption. It’s important to work more with Asian countries because of their increasing share in energy markets. Houssin said that there is a possibility IEA could conduct emergency exercises with China and India.
IEA conducts emergency response exercises every two years at its headquarters. And this workshop will later be developed as an action plan for the country to be ready when a crisis emerges, said Energy Minister Wannarat Channukul.
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