Revolution for the World Health System !

"Its Time for the World to Change"; God Hand Behind Bird Flu Virus ", thus the title of a thick 182 page book that called as the beginning of the revolution to save the world from the bad effects of the pandemic disease (The Economist magazine). The book was launched at Hotel Borobudur, Jakarta (6/1/2008) This book contains interesting details about the trip of Siti Fadilah Supari, Indonesia's health minister, in her struggle to uphold the dignity and sovereignty of developing countries like Indonesia to be equivalent with developed countries in Access this virus management information.

Starting from the discovery of the first cases of bird flu virus (Avian Influenza/A1) in human mid-2005, where for the determination of the diagnosis Indonesia is obliged to send virus samples to WHO Collaborating Center in Hong Kong. This lasted until August 2006. But without the far of Indonesia, the virus sample was given to the vaccine manufacturers in developed countries. And Indonesia then have to pay to find out what happened with their own virus.

Since she knowing that, Siti Fadilah Supari became interested into the circle of struggle of virus sharing and advanced to face the intrigues and challenges that associated with the H5N1 virus sharing. She also found that the injustice of virus sharing mechanism has been running for 50 years. Woman named Dr. dr. Siti Fadilah Supari, Sp.JP (K) is then moved to change the system of virus sharing costly developing country with a more transparent system, fair, and equal.

This idea is then continued to strive to be the Indonesia proposed at World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland. At the end of the session, Indonesia proposals agreed by WHA and passed as a resolution that must be obeyed by all member states. The struggle and the expanse of the problem, told by Siti Fadilah Supari in her book. Dr. dr. Siti Fadilah Supari, Sp.JP (K) has chosen a weapon that proved more useful than the world's best vaccines currently in tackling the threat of avian influenza virus, namely: The transparency!