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FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1990

THE MEETING WAS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE FIRST ONE HELD

IN 1988. ITS OBJECTIVES ARE:

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AT SHENZHEN

TO REVIEW PROGRESS MADE IN SURVEILLANCE, INFORMATION SHARING AND REPORTING OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS;

ΤΟ DISCUSS AND FIND WAYS SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL ASSOCIATED

WITH POPULATION

TRAVEL; AND

TO RESOLVE ISSUES OF COMMUNICABLE MOVEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL

IN THE DISEASES

ΤΟ EXPLORE POSSIBLE MEANS OF FURTHER STRENGTHENING CO-OPERATION IN THE SURVEILLANCE AND TIMELY REPORTING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AMONG THE GOVERNMENTS CONCERNED.

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AMONG THE MAIN TOPICS DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING WERE CHOLERA, MALARIA, VIRAL HEPATITIS AND AIDS AND HIV SURVEILLANCE.

ON CHOLERA, DR LEE SAID THE OCCURENCE OF THE DISEASE LAST YEAR IN HONG KONG, MACAU, ZHUHAI, SHENZHEN AND CANTON INDICATED THAT IT IS STILL A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM IN THESE AREAS.

THE MEETING AGREED THAT THERE IS A NEED TO CONTINUE CLOSE VIGILANCE AGAINST THE DISEASE.

TURNING TO VIRAL HEPATITIS, DR LEE SAID THE MEETING NOTED THAT WHILE PREVENTIVE AND CONTROL MEASURES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED AGAINST HEPATITIS A AND HEPATITIS B INFECTIONS, IT IS NECESSARY ΤΟ PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE PREVENTION OF TRANSFUSION-ASSOCIATED NON-A NON-B HEPATITIS.

INTRAVENOUS

THE REPORT OF THE PRESENCE OF HIV INFECTIONS AMONG DRUG ABUSERS IN THE PARTICIPATING AREAS HAS CAUSED CONCERN AMONG THE DELEGATES.

THIS FINDING UNDERLINES THE NEED FOR PARTICIPATING AREAS то INTRODUCE EFFECTIVE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME AGAINST AIDS AND HIV INFECTIONS.

THE DIRECTOR ADDED THAT THE INCREASING NUMBER OF IMPORTED MALARIA CASES IN HONG KONG SHOWS THAT TRANSMISSION OF MALARIA THROUGH TRAVEL REMAINS AN IMPORTANT HEALTH PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE AN EFFECTIVE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME AGAINST IMPORTED MALARIA CASES.

ON THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, DR LEE SAID THE MEETING CONCLUDED THAT IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE PARTICIPATING ARKAS TO:

STRENGTHEN THE EXISTING EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM:

DEVELOP GOOD LABORATORY FACILITIES:

ENSURE PROMPT