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"The international community should treat this as a window of opportunity to ramp up preparedness and response."
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"The present offers fresh opportunities."

"Always you can find what you want, if you search enough times."

"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself."

"God has made the provision for every man on earth to be equally endowed with the currency time."

"The window of opportunity is always open, just you have to find it."

"Opportunities that always fail need change, else they will continue to keep failing till the future have its end."

"Don't only think of which job to get and live on. Think about which problem to solve and the jobs will keep suggesting themselves."

"When you are ready, every door will open automatically for you."

"Losing your job gives you access to time."
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"For the first time in history we can track the evolution of a pandemic in real time. Influenza viruses are notorious for their rapid mutation and unpredictable behaviour."

"All countries should immediately now activate their pandemic preparedness plans. Countries should remain on high alert for unusual outbreaks of influenza-like illness and severe pneumonia."

"Based on assessment of all available information and following several expert consultations, I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5."

"Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously, precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world."

"This change to a higher phase of alert is a signal to governments, to ministries of health and other ministries, to the pharmaceutical industry and the business community that certain actions now should be undertaken with increased urgency and at an accelerated pace."

"The international community should treat this as a window of opportunity to ramp up preparedness and response."
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