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Mexico to host international health meeting on A/H1N1 flu
www.chinaview.cn 2009-06-10 09:00:43
MEXICO CITY, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Health ministers from 40 nations and senior officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) will gather in Mexico's Caribbean resort of Cancun early next month to discuss influenza A/H1N1, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
The meeting, slated for July 1-3, aims to share the best practice in tackling the disease, which has infected 26,563 people across 73 nations, including 140 deaths, the ministry said in a statement.
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan and Pan-American Health Organization Director Mirta Roses are expected to attend the gathering.
Participating countries will be those which have been suffering from A/H1N1 flu in recent weeks, though the meeting is also open to other nations that are interested in the outbreak, the ministry said.
A/H1N1 flu has been deadliest in Mexico, killing 108 since its outbreak was first detected on April 23. The United States, with 13,217 confirmed cases, has seen 27 deaths.
Mexico to host international health meeting on A/H1N1 flu
www.chinaview.cn 2009-06-10 09:00:43
MEXICO CITY, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Health ministers from 40 nations and senior officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) will gather in Mexico's Caribbean resort of Cancun early next month to discuss influenza A/H1N1, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
The meeting, slated for July 1-3, aims to share the best practice in tackling the disease, which has infected 26,563 people across 73 nations, including 140 deaths, the ministry said in a statement.
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan and Pan-American Health Organization Director Mirta Roses are expected to attend the gathering.
Participating countries will be those which have been suffering from A/H1N1 flu in recent weeks, though the meeting is also open to other nations that are interested in the outbreak, the ministry said.
A/H1N1 flu has been deadliest in Mexico, killing 108 since its outbreak was first detected on April 23. The United States, with 13,217 confirmed cases, has seen 27 deaths.
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