UAE: Pregnant woman is 2nd fatality

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Source: http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Health/10344691.html

30-year-old pregnant woman dies due to HINI virus infection in UAE

WAM
Published: August 30, 2009, 15:55

Abu Dhabi: A 30-year-old pregnant Asian woman died due to H1N1 infection, but her baby was delivered through a C-section and is in good health, the Ministry of Health announced on Sunday.

This brings the number of people who died in the UAE due to the H1N1 virus to two.

The Supervisory Committee to Combat H1N1 held a meeting on Sunday, chaired by Dr Hanif Hassan, Minister of Health and Chairman of the Committee, to discuss the plan for government and private schools.

The meeting also discussed workshops for teaching staff and medical teams in schools, as well as the plan for Haj and Umrah, which will be reviewed in the next meeting to be approved by the committee.

The importance of coordination and cooperation with the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Awqaf in the Haj and Umrah plan was highlighted. It includes intensifying awareness campaigns on safety guidelines.

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Re: UAE: Pregnant woman is 2nd fatality

She underwent a successful caesarean section
"Health" announces the death of a Pakistani, who died from swine flu last updated: Monday, 31/08/2009


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The Ministry of Health yesterday the death of a Pakistani woman, aged 30 years after her virus "H1N1", bringing the number of deaths in the state to the two cases.


He said Dr Ali Bin Shakar, The dead woman was pregnant was being subjected to a caesarean section was performed successfully, pointing out that the baby is in good health.


The Ministry of Health announced mid last month in the death of the first case of a patient at the age of 63 years a citizen of Hindi but he was suffering from chronic chest diseases.


On the other hand held senior supervisory committee for avian swine morning meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of Dr. Hanif Hassan, Minister of Health and Chairman of the Committee at the National Crisis and Emergency Management, the Committee recommended that an evaluation study of what has been accomplished during the previous period in order to develop the general plan on all axes of preventive, educational and awareness and therapeutic.


The Committee reviewed the operational plan during the meeting for public schools and private and what has been accomplished workshops for teaching staff and medical staff present in those schools, the Committee also decided to initiate awareness campaigns for the government teaching staff with effect from 13 September.


The Committee discussed the operational plan for Hajj and Umrah will be presented later at the next meeting for adoption by the supervisory committee.


The meeting stressed the importance of coordination and cooperation with the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments on the operational plan for Hajj and Umrah and intensification of health education campaigns against them regarding the safety guidelines and mixing.


The meeting reviewed the recommendations of the Executive Office at its previous meeting held on 15 this month, at the level of deputy ministers and general managers.


And detailed Dr. Joseph Bird Technical Committee Member against swine flu in a statement to the "Gulf" has been to review and discuss operational plans for schools, students and pilgrims from all aspects of technical and health during the meetings of the Technical Committee, due to the start of the school year for private schools and the upcoming Hajj season.


The Committee also reviewed vaccination plan be implemented upon receipt of the State of the vaccine by the manufacturers of next October, have been completed, making a general and comprehensive plan to reduce the spread of the disease in accordance with various periods throughout the year.


He has discussed the mechanism of development of the general plan against swine flu "H1N1" in the State in accordance with the global developments, which will be adopted by the Supervisory Committee.


Were to adopt the procedures to be taken about the current phase, which witnessed a remarkable influx at various ports of entry after the end of summer vacations and the return of citizens and residents to the state to resume their work, so coordination with the competent authorities in the air and border ports in order to make departures and arrivals of the State Bmahep the virus and its symptoms and prevention methods .


The bird's the ministry's readiness for the winter because it is one of the most seasonally breeding grounds and the number of virus transmission between different people, especially school students because of their communities within the school buses and classrooms, so the adoption of the letters sent to parents.


He said this provision comes within the framework of the school plan, which includes three main themes, the first of which depends on the development of an educational program for students and all school personnel as well as parents, while the second vaccination, which tend to focus the process by the ministry and for specific target groups will receive priority vaccination, including school students, care while the third axis, the organization of training workshops for workers in schools, work on the rehabilitation of trainers to train students on the actions to be taken in the event of any cases of them, which was initiated after its effective rehabilitation of a number of school staff on basic scientific principles of the disease.

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