Only after the effective news release mechanism takes shape, can governments at various levels make rapid response to media in the occurrence of major accidents.
But it's hard to understand how the man became infected when he was just passing by, while the slaughterers themselves were not infected. There are still a lot of uncertainties.
Our news release mechanism has improved a lot since the SARS crisis and the outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza. We will try to do better in the future.
Fighting against tuberculosis unremittingly is the slogan for this year and depicts our goal for the future.
The whole health system is on high alert. Enhanced surveillance and preventative measures have been taken.
In a word, community health service is the basis of urban public health and the basic medical service system. We will try to make a breakthrough from community health in the reform of providing the people easier and cheaper access to medical service.
The Ministry of Public Health provided timely information on the country's human infection cases of bird flu and held three news briefings on the epidemic within two months, which created a favorable environment for bird flu prevention and control.
And the disease often come on fast and results in crock-up of multiple organs, which also result in high mortality.
The incidence of infectious diseases last year was higher because the reporting system has been strengthened at medical institutes and fewer cases were missed.
We cannot lower our guard in the slightest degree against the risk of bird flu triggering a new epidemic.
The release of information has been timely, open and transparent.