Canada's Prime Minister speaks out on avian flu.

World must 'act now' - PRIME MINISTER PAUL MARTIN

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CBC News

Fear and economic disparity could defeat the world's efforts to control avian influenza unless developed nations share their knowledge and drug stockpiles, Prime Minister Paul Martin said as he opened an international conference in Ottawa Tuesday.

INDEPTH: Avian Flu

"All of us recognize that the risk of a flu pandemic requires the world to act now," Martin told health ministers and medical officials gathered together from 30 countries.
"An unprecedented task of emergency preparedness and response is called for."

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Michael McCAFFERTY comments:
Canada's Prime Minister Paul Martin is showing real leadership in speaking out clearly about the risk of a flu pandemic. As a person with very poor health I want to be assured that governments are doing everything humanly possible to get a control on the spread of avian flu.
I commend the Canadian Prime Minister for his commitment to this world wide effort.