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Vietnam started producing H5N1 flu vaccines
On November 8, a source from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said: on November 10, the Institute will produce H5N1 flu vaccine for humans in the form…
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Health care facilities must be able to cope with epidemics
The health sector must also focus on training for doctors - lower level doctors know how to deal with pandemic flu. As for drugs, the Deputy Prime Minister affirmed:
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China: Spending two billion yuan of bird flu
China 's state council said China will spend 2 billion yuan (more than 246 million dollars) for the bird flu prevention program that is in danger of spreading to the cou…
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20 million doses of H5N1 vaccine arrived in Vietnam
Mr. Hoang Van Nam, Deputy Director of Animal Health Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said, on November 4, there will be 20 million doses of H5N1…
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Ho Chi Minh City: scarcity of Tamiflu is just fake!
In response to the needs of the units, Yteco has sent a dispatch to Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health to propose the Roche Company to support Yteco to buy Tamiflu me…
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Tamiflu produced by VN will be provided for free
Director of Drug Administration Department Cao Minh Quang said that Vietnam produces Tamiflu for non-commercial purposes. Therefore, it will be allocated free to treatme…
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The UN proposed a 7-point strategy
At the United Nations Global Health Summit held in New York (USA), yesterday, Secretary General Kofi Annan proposed a seven-point strategy to prepare to cope and stop th…
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10% of Vietnam's population will be infected with H5N1, if ...
The recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) on human pandemic influenza is likely to become a reality in Vietnam. In that case, please be aware that the di…
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China recommended that WHO support bird flu testing
Facing complicated developments of avian influenza, China had to ask the World Health Organization (WHO) for help. So far, three people in the country are thought to be…
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APEC, Africa and the Middle East strengthen bird flu alert
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Africa and the Middle East have increased their alertness to bird flu after the deadly virus has recently been found in many Europe…
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Not yet confirmed two deaths in Quang Binh due to bird flu
On October 30, Deputy Director of Preventive Medicine Department (Ministry of Health) Nguyen Van Binh said: 2 deaths in Quang Binh were just suspected of being infected…
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APEC coordinates response to pandemic avian influenza
On October 31, in Brisbane (Australia), officials and medical experts from 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) began a two-day meeting to st…
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Ministry of Health: Prepare major rehearsals
In the afternoon of November 2, the Ministry of Health held a meeting to continue implementing the action plan to prevent bird flu and human influenza virus in the comin…
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The risk of pandemic is high
Talking to the press on October 28 afternoon, Mr. Bui Quang Anh, Director of Animal Health Department, said the risk of a bird flu outbreak in Vietnam is very high. The…
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Thailand: 7-year-old baby does not spread bird flu from her father
On October 22, Thai health officials confirmed that 7-year-old Ronnarit Benpad did not spread disease from his father - a Thai man confirmed to be dead from bird flu.