From China Daily:
Bird flu could spread fast in rural areas in case of an outbreak because of the loopholes in the public health system, Health Minister Gao Qiang warned yesterday. Speaking at the China Development Forum, Gao conceded that the country’s disease control and prevention system needed more professional medical staff, better infrastructure and more funds.
“There are loopholes at the grassroots level because of the absence of specialized professionals, poor emergency response mechanism and incomplete information network at the county- and town-level disease control and prevention institutions,” he said. [Full Text]
