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WHO Director-General Responds To Draft Report On Agency's Handling Of H1N1 Pandemic
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan on Monday responded to the first results of a probe into the agency's response to the H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic, Agence France-Presse reports. While calling attention to where the external panel committee commended the agency's actions, Chan also addressed the criticisms and recommendations issued in the draft report (3/28). Her comments came as the review committee held its "fourth and final public session" in Geneva to receive "feedback from countries and organizations on its preliminary report," CIDRAP News reports (Schnirring, 3/28).
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