Your Responses
The following is response to the report H1N1 Preparedness by Varnee Murugan, MPH student, Yale School of Public Health
I wholeheartedly agree with the recommendations in this paper. However, I think it is also important not to take too narrow a focus on this issue. Health systems strengthening will be extremely important here and primary health care should not be neglected. By bolstering primary health services, improving governance and mangement, and investing in basic infrastructure, surveillance and laboratory activities will run more effectively and efficiently. Please ensure that pandemic preparedness doesn't become yet another vertical program. If you truly want to think long term, everyone will benefit if there are investments made in health systems strengthening.
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