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during any pandemic response as broaderpublic health relies on these as well.More than fifty participants took part in theinitial rollout of the initiative in Zimbabwe,including senior Zimbabwean Ministry ofHealth and Child Welfare officials and expertsfrom key UN, international and localorganisations, the United States Centres forDisease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,and government missions.Zimbabwe was chosen as the first countryto apply the Call to Action because of theexperiences faced, and lessons learned,from its 2008–2009 cholera outbreak thatinfected almost 100,000 people and killed4000. In response to the cholera epidemic,Zimbabwean authorities and WHO, Zimbabwedrew up its own proposed H1N1pandemic preparedness and response planand committed, in a “Harare Declaration onPreparedness and Response to the InfluenzaA (H1N1) Pandemic” issued at the end of themeeting, to apply the “Call to Action” measuresto its own national pandemic plan.Immobilier“Zimbabwe has learned a lot from the choleraoutbreak. It has developed systems thatwill prevent a cholera outbreak of such ascale ever happening again. And the samesystem will be instrumental in protecting thepublic from the impact of this new H1N1pandemic,” said Dr. Custodia Mandlhate,WHO’s Representative to Zimbabwe.One of the Call to Action’s key initiativeshas been to bring humanitarian and healthpartners together to work in a unified fashionto protect the health of the world’s mostvulnerable from the new pandemic.“The Call to Action is significant becauseit represents a joint effort by humanitarianactors to better prepare for and respond tothe H1N1 pandemic to protect the health ofall people, particularly those from countriesmost in need,” said Dr. Heather Papowitz,the Pandemic and Community PreparednessFocal Point for WHO’s Health Actionin Crises. ❚Useful linksWHO:http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swinefl u/en/index.htmlCall to Action:http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/swinefl u/20090817_call_to_action_en.pdfIFRC:http://www.ifrc.org/what/health/relief/best_defence.aspUNICEF:http://www.unicef.org/fl u/pandemic/index.htmlHarare Declaration:http://www.who.int/hac/crises/zwe/HarareH1N1Declaration309090.pdfA selection from our portfolioAPARTMENTS FOR SALEPETIT-SACONNEX : A very fine 7-room apartment, in perfect condition, situated in aquiet residence, near the shops and international organizations. Living area : 154 m 2 .CHF 1,630,000.–EAUX-VIVES : An exceptional 4-room apartment at the heart of Geneva. Ideally located,this dwelling of one’s dreams with a unique character affords a view of the city’s roofs.Living area : 118 m 2 .CHF 1,500,000.–FLORISSANT PARC-BERTRAND : This delightful 3-room apartment is situated on thetop floor of a building with character dating from the beginning of the last century, in oneof Geneva’s most sought-after districts. Living area : 94,20 m 2CHF 1,370,000.–LES RÉSIDENCES DE CHAMPAGNEPETIT-SACONNEXBEAUTIFUL 8 ROOMS’ APPARTMENTV , 223 sqm 5 s . L m, , - m, ms, ms, 2 s 2 sqm . . R. 518FR. 2’490’000.--GRANGE & CIE SA SALES DEPARTMENT21-23, CHEMIN DE GRANGE-CANAL1208 GENEVA | TÉL : 022 707 10 50FAX : 022 707 10 03 | WWW.GRANGE.CHFOR SALEAVUSY :DELIGHTFUL SEMI-DETACHEDVILLAS FOR SALE OFF-PLAN• A bucolic setting• Traditional architecture• Meticulous construction andfinishings• Comfortable interior living space2• Plots from 140 m to 375 m 2 .Prices ranging between CHF 1,250,000.– and CHF 1,500,000.–Available: 2 nd semester of 2011SOCIÉTÉ PRIVÉE DE GÉRANCE022 849 61 40 – www.spg.chspgvente@spg.chGroupe SPG-RYTZ27 – UN Special – Décembre 2009