PENANG: Asean, together with China, Japan and South Korea, have pledged to work together to fight emerging and resurging diseases and to counter future bio-terrorism threats.
In a joint statement at the First Asean + 3 Health Ministers meeting, the group welcomed the Asean + 3 Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme aimed at increasing effectiveness of regional surveillance, early warning and response to such threats.
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