World Health Organization + Swine Flu

John Simpson made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Health

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From: John Simpson

14 July 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

As Swine flu continues to spread across the United Kingdom killing
more British citizens, i have concerns about the handling of this
outbreak. From what i can tell the Department of Health like many
other countries health authorities have simply been following the
advice of the United Nations, World Health Organization who's
incompetence in dealing with this matter is clear.

So under the Freedom of Information Act..

1) Please release all communications between the department of
Health and the World Health Organization (with obvious exceptions
like personal details of victims).

2) Please release any internal document within the department or to
other British government departments which questions the handling
of this outbreak by the World Health Organization.

3) Current estimate on the cost to the United Kingdom of handling
this outbreak so far.

4) How many airports in the UK operated or still operate screening
checks for people arriving in the UK who may have swine flu.

5)Is this department capable of implementing full checks of people
coming into the UK at airports and ports? Is there any guidance
which could be released which states when this department would
seek to have British borders and ports/airports closed to prevent
further spread of the virus?

Considering how serious this outbreak has been it is clear that
incorrect policies were implemented. Mexico, and perhaps even North
America should have been quarantined, to prevent the spread of this
virus, but its obvious the World Health Organization acted for
political reasons rather than in the interests of World health.

Finally I would like to know how much money the United Kingdom
gives to the incompetent United Nations - World Health
Organization. I understand this data may not be available from this
department, if that is the case I will submit a new FOI to the
Treasury seeking that information.

Yours faithfully,

John Simpson

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Department of Health

14 July 2009

Thank you for your email.

Where a reply is appropriate we aim to send one within 20 working days.

If your enquiry is about a medical matter, please contact NHS Direct on
0845 4647 or visit [1]NHS Choices, or contact your GP surgery.

For the latest information about swine flu, please visit [2]NHS Choices or
call the swine flu helpline on 0800 151 3513.

For general health information you may also find it helpful to refer to
[3]Directgov, the UK Government's Official information website, or the
Department of Health website's [4]Frequently Asked Questions.

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