26 Quotes by Henk Bekedam

We are very much aware of this person. We have spoken to the government and are following it up. We have not received any specific details about his whereabouts.

The virus doesn't differentiate between military personnel and civilians, so it's a problem that military officials don't report their figures to the Beijing government.

Roughly half of the new infections are sexually transmitted. The other 48 percent comes from intravenous drug users, and the remaining 2 percent are vertical transmissions from mother to child.

Ratification of the FCTC by China could not have come at a better time,

A disease in one country is a threat to another, ... the best chance to eradicate or contain a new infectious disease is when it emerges.

As long as there are poultry outbreaks, people will be exposed to the virus and we can expect that people might get infected.

This allows China to truly join global and regional efforts to curb smoking. Many lives will be saved, public health will be strengthened, and the economy will benefit as well.

It is very difficult to monitor the poultry in the backyards,

That means about 10 billion birds and it is very difficult for the government to monitor their health status. It is an enormous challenge.