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STORY: PAHO / INFLUENZA PANDEMIC
TRT: 2.43
SOURCE: PANAMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (PAHO)
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: CH1 / ENGLISH / SPANISH / NATS
CH2 / ENGLISH / SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 26 - 27 SEPTEMBER, 2005. PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (PAHO) - WASHINGTON, DC.
1. Wide Shot, exterior Pan American Health Organization's building and flags
2. Med shot, Registration process
3. Wide shot, Conference room
4. Wide shot, Dr. Lee Jong-wook at the podium (World Health Organization Director)
5. SOUNDBITE Dr. Lee Jong-wook World Health Organization Director:
"Exactly two weeks ago I was part of a summit of Asian Head of States in the United Nations in New York. I said there very bluntly "that there will be another human influenza pandemic. I warned that no government, head of state or minister of health can afford to be caught off guard."
6. Wide shot, Dr. Lee Jong-wook at the podium
7. Wide shot, Michael Leavitt HHS Secretary and Dr. Mirta Roses, Pan American Health Organization Director
8. SOUNDBITE Michael O. Leavitt , Health and Human Services Secretary:
"In my opinion one of the great threats that we are facing is what is refer to as natures terrorist. A worldwide influenza pandemic."
9. zoom out Dr. Mirta Roses, Pan American Health Organization Director
10. Wide shot audience at conference room
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Dr. Mirta Roses, Pan American Health Organization - Director (PAHO)
"For the first time in decades, the budget for health has begun to increase in several countries. These countries have renewed their commitment to primary health care, health promotion, social protection and the improvement of public health infrastructure."
12. Pan right, from poster medium shot of Dr. Mirta Roses and Don Francisco
13. Medium shot of Don Francisco and Mirta Roses (standing back to camera)
14. Wide shot of Don Francisco with group of people.
15. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Mario Kreutzberger (TV show host, better know as Don Francisco ) "Yesterday I read in "Parade" that former president Clinton says that in the United States alone there are 9 million young children suffering from obesity. We're seeing health problems such as type 2 diabetes, cholesterol, and high blood pressure showing up in young children and adolescents."
16. Pan of lobby
17. Wide shot, PAHO's building and flags
Health authorities from around the Western Hemisphere, gathered at the Pan American Health Organization in Washington DC, issued an alert today: an influenza pandemic is virtually inevitable, and the world needs to be better prepared to confront it. Dr. Lee Jong-wook, Director-General of the World Health Organization put it bluntly: the epidemic is coming.
SOUNDBITE: Dr. Lee Jong-wook, Secretary General World Health Organization:
"Exactly two weeks ago I was part of a summit of Asian Head of States in the United Nations in New York. I said there very bluntly "that there will be another human influenza pandemic. I warned that no government, head of state or minister of health can afford to be caught off guard."
Dr. Lee called on health ministers to support the international partnership launched recently by President George W. Bush at the United Nations. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, Michael Leavitt, also stressed the need to be prepared for an influenza pandemic:
SOUNDBITE Michael O. Leavitt , Health and Human Services Secretary:
"In my opinion one of the great threats that we are facing is what is refer to as natures terrorist. A worldwide influenza pandemic."
PAHO Director, Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, after listing a number of health achievements over the past year, stressed that economic growth in the region is good news for health in the Americas:
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Dr. Mirta Roses, Pan American Health Organization - Director (PAHO) "For the first time in decades, the budget for health has begun to increase in several countries. These countries have renewed their commitment to primary health care, health promotion, social protection and the improvement of public health infrastructure."
Latin TV personality Don Francisco announced at the opening session of the Directing Council that he is joining PAHO in a campaign to raise awareness of an epidemic of a different sort: the growing problem of obesity, especially among children.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Mario Kreutzberger (TV show host, better know as Don Francisco ) "Yesterday I read in "Parade" that former president Clinton says that in the United States alone there are 9 million young children suffering from obesity. We're seeing health problems such as type 2 diabetes, cholesterol, and high blood pressure showing up in young children and adolescents."
The 46th annual meeting of the Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization ends on Friday, September 30.
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