Topic: United Nations
The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged Asian countries to prepare for a surge in swine flu cases as the northern hemisphere's winter approaches.Much of Asia has so far been hit relatively lightly, but the WHO said hospitals in the region should ...
The World Health Organisation said Friday that at least 2,837 people had died from swine flu virus infections. "There are now at least 2,837 deaths attributable to pandemic H1N1," said Gregory Hartl, spokesman for the UN health agency.The data mark an increase ...
China on Thursday granted approval to its first home-grown swine flu vaccine, which producer Sinovac says is effective after only one dose, as the country braces for a feared winter outbreak.The decision could boost the global fight against A(H1N1) influenza, as most ...
Workouts Trump Angioplasty for Heart Woes, Experts Say. "It's difficult to convince people to exercise instead of having an angioplasty, but it works," said Hambrecht, who spoke to the Associated Press from the meeting held in Barcelona, Spain.. Exercise lowers artery-clogging LDL ...
Now that the H1N1 swine flu has spread to turkeys in Chile, the UN is concerned that poultry farms around the world could become infected, BBC News reports.. Any further spread of the H1N1 virus between birds, or from birds to humans ...
The flu pandemic sweeping the globe has triggered a heated semantic debate, with different names favoured in different countries and even top health officials baffled over what to call the virus.The World Health Organisation, the UN body leading efforts to fight the ...
UN chief says $1 billion may be needed for antivirals, vaccines against swine flu this yearU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the world body may need over $1 billion to fight the swine flu pandemic for the rest of this year.Ban says funds ...
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva Sunday urged the country not to panic about swine flu, after the number of cases suddenly soared and a cluster emerged in a key tourist hub.Health authorities reported 106 confirmed cases of the A(H1N1) virus late Saturday ...
The World Health Organisation decided to declare its first influenza pandemic in 40 years after an emergency meeting of scientific experts Thursday on a swine flu outbreak which has hit 74 countries.A formal declaration was expected after the UN body's chief Margaret ...
Two Japanese schoolgirls who have caught swine flu had attended a mock conference in New York reportedly joined by 2,300 students from around the world, officials said Thursday.The girls, both aged 16, tested positive for the A(H1N1) virus Wednesday, becoming the first ...
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