Topic: United Nations

Another outbreak of swine flu began in February, 1976 at Fort Dix , New Jersey . In another report I found information regarding a top scientist for the United Nations (UN) said that the H1N1- [swine flu] ?Has certain transmission ?vectors? that ...

H1N1_swine_flu_facts

Do you personally know anyone that has contracted H1N1? The Associated Press said "Swine flu is now formally apandemic, a declaration by U.N. healthofficials that will speed vaccine production and spur governmentspending.Drug companies will continue to make huge profits from the masses ...

Scientists could end flu pandemic alert: WHO

Scientists advising the World Health Organisation on Tuesday held a meeting to give their latest assessment of swine flu, in a move that could end the pandemic alert, a WHO spokesman said.The UN health agency said the result of the confidential meeting ...
The U.N.'s global health chief says the world was lucky that the swine flu pandemic was relatively mild.WHO Director-General Margaret Chan tells government delegations that the virus hadn't mutated into a more dangerous form, and that treatments such as Tamiflu and vaccines ...
The World Health Organisation said Thursday that the swine flu pandemic virus would spread again next winter in the northern hemisphere and recommended its inclusion in the regular influenza vaccine.Protection against two other seasonal strains should be incorporated along with the A(H1N1) ...
The World Health Organisation said Thursday that the swine flu pandemic virus would threaten again next winter in the northern hemisphere and recommended its inclusion in the regular influenza vaccine.Protection for two other seasonal strains should be incorporated along with the A(H1N1) ...

Global swine flu pandemic deaths pass 10,000: WHO

The number of swine flu deaths worldwide passed the 10,000 mark about eight months after the pandemic strain was uncovered in April, reaching 10,582, World Health Organisation data showed Friday. "As of 13 December 2009, worldwide more than 208 countries and overseas ...

Flu death toll jumps by over 1,000 in a week: WHO

The number of swine flu deaths jumped by over 1,000 in a week, reaching at least 7,826 worldwide since the virus was first uncovered in April, World Health Organisation data showed Friday.The number of deaths reported to the UN health agency showed ...
The World Health Organisation on Thursday called on doctors to use antiviral drugs swiftly on the most vulnerable swine flu patients, to prevent severe cases and avoid swamping hospitals.WHO clinical expert Niki Shindo said the agency would issue new guidelines targeting three ...

H1N1 shows no widespread antiviral resistance: WHO

GENEVA (Reuters) - Cases of the H1N1 pandemic influenza virus showing resistance to antiviral drugs are " isolated and infrequent," the World Health Organization said on Thursday. "We see no evidence at all that there is widespread occurrence of antiviral resistance," the ...
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