Position Paper- Libya

Position Paper-Libya
Committee Name: Prevention of the spread of H1N1
Committee Topic: the committee on the prevention of the spread of H1N1
Country Name: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Delegates: Sabrina Su

During the time of the starting fall, we concerned that it would spread more widely to the world. First of all, we should know the basic information of the swine flu. The virus was originally called swine flu because of the genes, which are similar to that of flu viruses in pigs. As you may know, H1N1 can be spread easily from person to person. But people cannot catch swine flu from eating pork. What sets H1N1 virus apart from other seasonal flu viruses is that studies have shown it to cause more severe symptoms in people younger than 25. Also, many people older than 60 years of age have some immunity against the H1N1 virus.
The most important thing is to prevent the flu keep spreading, so we should know the proper way to prevent it of influence to everyone.
Here are some ways to prevent H1N1 to infect you,
1. Washing your hands regularly and thoroughly with soap and water. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
2. Coughing or sneezing into your sleeve/elbow fold (not your hand) or cover your mouth and nose with a tissue.
3. Regularly wipe their keyboards, telephones, photocopiers, door handles, and any touch points with hard surface disinfectant sprays or wipes.
4. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth - germs are spread this way.
5. Know the signs and symptoms of H1N1, specifically: sore throat, muscle aches, joint pain, or weakness.
6. If you are ill - STAY AT HOME or IN YOUR RESIDENCE.
Hopefully, the seasonal influenza vaccination will be available free on campus on November 18 and 26. The H1N1 vaccine, separate from the seasonal influenza vaccine, is expected to be available through the Health Unit later.
Libya thinks that we should stop killing our citizens and starting to have the medical health like preventing our citizens to get H1N1. We are willing to cooperate with the health organization such as WHO. We fully hope we could protect our citizens from the flu, and it should start just from now on. Libya hopes that the vaccines can provide our citizens to be healthy again.

References:
1. About.com
2. http://www.uwindsor.ca/h1n1/