The UAE is planning to issue a mandatory national emergency blueprint for H1N1 virus, a senior health official disclosed on Monday.

"The action plan will be binding for all stakeholders meant to combat the disease... the document is part of a development process of the national comprehensive strategy in line with Gulf and Arab plans," Dr Ali Bin Shaker, head of the technical health committee on combating the disease, said after presiding over the committee's meeting.

He said a task force, mainly set up for that purpose, would convene next Sunday to explore the best mechanisms for chalking out the plan and its implementation.

The move, he said, aimed at upgrading the national anti-H1N1 plan in coping with the latest world developments.


A programme for delivery of vaccines was also discussed at the meeting with emphasis on meeting requirements of the start of the new academic year.

Provision of more beds at hospitals and arrangements for admitting infected patients in case of an outbreak figured high at the meeting.

The Committee decided to hold a meeting with the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowment to work out an awareness plan for Umrah and Haj performers.

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