H1N1 - 10 langkah penting kuarantin di rumah

10 langkah yang perlu dilakukan semasa kuarantin di rumah seperti garis panduan yang dikeluarkan oleh Kementerian Kesihatan.

1. Anda perlu berada di rumah sepanjang tempoh kuarantin yang ditetapkan (seboleh-bolehnya duduk dalam bilik berasingan dari ahli keluarga yang lain).

2. Anda tidak dibenarkan keluar dari rumah sama ada untuk bertugas, pergi ke sekolah, tuisyen, rumah ibadat, majlis makan, kenduri, membeli-belah dan lain-lain aktiviti atau mana-mana tempat awam.

3. Amalkan kebersihan diri:

Tutup mulut dan hidung dengan tisu, tuala atau sapu tangan apabila batuk atau bersin. Buang tisu yang telah digunakan ke dalam tong sampah.

Kerap membasuh tangan dengan air dan sabun terutama selepas batuk atau bersin. Basuh tangan selepas menyentuh hidung, mulut dan mata anda.

Elakkan berkongsi tandas, peralatan peribadi seperti tuala, sapu tangan dan lain-lain.

Pastikan pengudaraan yang baik di dalam rumah

Permukaan objek seperti lantai dan meja yang tercemar oleh cecair hidung atau mulut perlu dibersihkan. Gunakan bahan cucian berasaskan klorin (misalnya, chlorox - campurkan 1 bahagian chlorox dengan 49 bahagian air).

4. Jika anda demam, batuk dan mengalami gejala-gejala selesema dan perlu berhubung dengan orang lain, gunakan penutup mulut dan hidung (mask).

5. Kurangkan pertemuan dengan rakan atau saudara mara dan elakkan dari hadir di tempat awam.

6. Pantau suhu badan (demam) dan tanda-tanda jangkitan setiap hari sepanjang tempoh kuarantin.

7. Dapatkan bantuan saudara mara atau rakan bagi memperolehi keperluan harian jika tinggal bersendirian.

8. Catatkan nama, nombor telefon dan alamat saudara mara, rakan atau mereka yang mengunjungi rumah anda.

9. Segera hubungi Pegawai Kesihatan Daerah berdekatan sekiranya mengalami demam atau gejala-gejala lain penyakit.

10. Ikuti perkembangan semasa mengenai penyakit ini dari laman web Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia, radio, TV dan akhbar.


Panduan ini diterbitkan sepenuhnya seperti disediakan oleh Kementerian Kesihatan di laman webnya 26 Jun 2009

Satay Kajang Hj Samuri

Sudah lama saya tidak ke Satay Kajang Hj Samuri.

Bersempena sambutan Hari Bapa semalam, saya menyatakan keinginan untuk makan satay kajang yang sudah lama tidak saya jamah. Memandangkan, ada cawangan Satay Kajang Hj Samuri di Seksyen 16, Bandar Baru Baru, saya terus kesitu.

Memang ramai orang ketika saya sampai kesitu dan saya terus memesan 10 cucuk ayam dan 10 cucuk daging ... teringin sangat walaupun sepatutnya saya jauhi diri dari daging kerana masalah kesihatan.

Walaupun makanan yang saya pesan diterima kurang dari 5 minit, saya dapati tahap kualiti kuah kacang sungguh berbeza dari apa yang dihidangkan sebelum ini. Kuahnya ternyata amat cair kalau dibandingkan sebelum ini.

Perkara ini semesti diambil perhatian serious oleh pihak pengurusan. Satay Kajang Hj Samuri mempunyai identiti tersendiri sehingga setiap kali kita bercakap mengenai Kajang, mestilah terus dikaitkan dengan Satay Kajang Hj Samuri.

Dari itu, pihak pengurusan semestinya sentiasa mengambil langkah-langkah positif supaya hidangan satay mereka sentiasa mengikut ramuan asal.

Selain itu, servis mereka boleh dikatakan baik kerana mempunyai pelayan yang mesra pelanggan.

Walaupun, kuahnya yang cair, saya menambah lagi 20 cucuk satay kerana sudah lama tidak merasa Satay Kajang Hj Samuri.

How to use mobile technology to sell more of your travel product

Research shows that 2009 is the year the travel industry is investing in mobile technology to make it a viable and profitable CRM, marketing, booking and transaction platform.

Survey of over 800 top travel marketing decision makers shows that 30% of the online travel industry (travel suppliers and intermediaries) will be investing in "mobile" for the first time in 2009. It's also worth noting that nearly three quarters of these companies we spoke to believe that mobile will become an increasingly important element of their digital strategies.

Quite simply, the next couple of years are going to see the take off for mobile in travel ... and the industry is preparing.

Mobile and travel has always been a obvious potent mix but since 2001 there have been several false starts. On balance the industry has probably lost money through investing in mobile. Now it's very different due to 2 changes:

• Money is being made from mobile initiatives taken by some notable Travel companies
• Recession busting growth in smart phone penetration. (Especially the iPhone. It is not the only smart phone, but it does seem to be the driver. I have been talking to many mobile app builders recently and without exception all agree that People who own iphones just seem that much more ready to buy through them)

Having studied, reported and placed my money predicting the development of travel distribution (you should see how expensive it is to put on a conference for 1800 online travel execs!) I believe that while 2009 will be a hard year for the travel industry those that can sell their product and keep their customers through the developing mobile channel will have increased share of the travel bookings and will be placed for big expansion when the business world starts working again.

In response, we are launching The School of Mobile, a two-phased project, aiming to educate and inform the travel industry about the integration of "mobile" into their strategies.

Phase 1: Research and education

Right now we are spending US$70,000 producing 3 hard hitting and original peaces of research looking at:

1. The Mobile market - Mobile technology, penetration and data usage around the world, insight into the mobile internet user
2. How ready is the travel industry to embrace Mobile? Analysis of the first in-depth survey conducted with over 800 of EyeforTravel's clients: Who's investing? Who's tested the market? Where are the opportunities, challenges and priorities for 2009 and beyond?
3. Practical guide to investing in Mobile technologies - Preparing for the Mobile platform
4. Developing mobile strategies and investing in new technology - Analysis and insight into opportunities from mobile technology innovations
5. Planning for the future of mobile travel - Operational management for mobile strategy integration

These will be distributed to 10,000 leading players in the Travel industry.

Phase 2: Action, investment and bench marking

More research focussed just on the use of mobile in the USA will be produced for the Travel Distribution Summit North America and the collocated Mobile Strategies for Travel Conference will enable attendees to see if their mobile strategies are right. Attend the conference and

• Hear from peers already using mobile to sell
• Benchmark your progress against the best
• Understand how to apply the mobile channel across the travel buying cycle to increase sales, retention and profits
• Asses tech and app suppliers, buy the right solutions with confidence and ensure you have the best chance of making a return on your investment.

Source : EyeforTravel

Production of the first batch of influenza A(H1N1) vaccine successfully completed

Novartis eyes rapid H1N1 vaccine production

ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis AG has produced a first batch of a vaccine to fight the H1N1 flu outbreak, will start clinical trials in July and expects to be able to ramp up manufacture rapidly.
The first results achieved with H1N1 wild type strain showed that it was quicker to make the vaccine through cell-based production compared to egg-based manufacturing, the Swiss drugmaker said in a statement on Friday.

People walk past the logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis at the company's plant in Basel in this January 28, 2009 file photo. (REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/Files)

"Novartis has successfully completed the production of the first batch of influenza A(H1N1) vaccine, weeks ahead of expectations," it said, adding it expects to get a license in the autumn.
"Cell-based manufacturing technology allows vaccine production to be initiated once a pandemic virus strain is identified without the need to adapt the virus strain to grow in eggs, as with traditional vaccine technologies," the group said.

"This advance has cut weeks off the time required to begin vaccine production," Novartis said.
The World Health Organisation declared an influenza pandemic on Thursday and called on governments to prepare for a long-term battle against an unstoppable flu virus.

WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said different regulatory authorities need to work together to speed registration of a safe H1N1 flu vaccine, which will not be available before September.

Novartis said more than 30 governments have made requests to Novartis to supply them with influenza A (H1N1) vaccine ingredients, which are a combination of pre-existing pandemic vaccine supply agreements and new requests for vaccines across all production platforms including egg-based manufacturing.

Source - The Star Online Friday 12 June 2009