David Nabarro
David Nabarro
Dr. David Nabarrois a medical doctor who is organising the United Nations' response to Ebola...
important clarity results
What is important to me is there has been consensus and clarity, (and) much better coordination. We'll be much quicker to control avian influenza as a result.
believe case hope spread starting
We believe that it is starting to spread into Africa. I do hope that the Malawi case is not H5N1. If they are, then it's very serious.
government people challenges
There are some quite tricky challenges facing everybody working in Crimea and I shall be engaging with various government people.
people maps flu
The flu-casters would draw out the maps and keep people engaged at regular intervals ... beaming it from the WHO bunker.
moving ebola effort
This outbreak is moving ahead of efforts to control it.
moving europe sea
The virus is moving quite substantially into new locations. My attention is pretty much equally divided between Europe, the southern Balkans and Black Sea area, Africa and south Asia.
against battle bird flu losing nasty particular
We are losing the battle against this particular avian influenza outbreak. It is a very nasty bird flu virus.
issue money
The real issue will be how the money is going to be managed and how we are going to coordinate.
dangers diseased fully knew knowledge somehow turned village
The village knew about the dangers from these diseased birds, but somehow that knowledge wasn't turned fully into practice.
causing epidemic lethal massive
H5N1 is causing a massive epidemic of lethal avian influenza.
essentials focus life living treatment
It may be more important to concentrate on the essentials of life for those who are living than it is to focus on the treatment of those who are sick.
alert caught country gets high needs poultry services sure
I just think that every country in the world now needs to have its veterinary services on high alert for H5N1, to try to make sure that they don't get caught unawares and find that it gets into their poultry populations without knowing.
african contribute countries hope nations partners react resources system united
African countries and the United Nations system must contribute resources to make up for this, in the hope that development partners will react rapidly.
convert handled harder helping knowledge noted report work
That outbreak was noted by the villagers, but was not handled because they didn't report it in time. We have to work harder on helping to convert knowledge into practice.