18 people died of ARI in Puno region

[tetano]

The holder of the Regional Direction of Health of Handle (DIRESA) Luis Felipe Zea Vilca, said that up to the date the deceased add 17 for Respiratory Sharp Infections (Anger) in the region Puno.
It detailed that the Redess of Health San Rom?n, Huancan?, Az?ngaro and Handle it are those who have brought these deaths, being the most affected the vulnerable groups shaped by children younger than five years, gestantes mothers and elders.
It pointed out that for the campaign of friaje that will initiate next month in the region, they have requested a budget of about five million new suns the central Government, to mitigate the ravages of the respiratory illnesses.
This way they think about how to attenuate the spread of the stationary flu, with the immunization of the groups focalizados, equally they will initiate with the campaigns of vaccination against the flu A H1N1 to avoid deaths.

Of another side, he announced that they have started the Plan of Risk along with other institutions as the Regional Direction of Education, Regional Government Handle and Civil Defense, to affect in the topic of the prevention in the zones high place Andean of the region, where the cold diminishes even less 28 ? degrees centigrade.
" We have the stores of the DIRESA completely arranged with vaccines against the flu, to initiate in next weeks with this campaign that thinks about how to immunize the most vulnerable groups in the region, which are those who are over four thousand meters ", he added.

http://www.losandes.com.pe/Policial/20100420/35148.html

[Anne]

Re: 17 children died of ARI in Puno region

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puno_Region

Puno is a region in southeastern Peru. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the Madre de Dios Region on the north, the Cusco and Arequipa regions on the west, the Moquegua Region on the southwest, and the Tacna Region on the south. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located on Lake Titicaca in the geographical region known as the Altiplano or high sierra.

[sharon sanders]

Re: 17 children died of ARI in Puno region

Thank you Tetano and Anne.

It looks to me that the title is different than the contents of the article. The article says 17 total died of ARI and the most affected are children under 5 and pregnant women. This gives me the impression not all 17 deaths are children.

What does everyone think?

[Anne]

Re: 17 children died of ARI in Puno region

like you, sharon.. pregnant, children and elderly.

[sharon sanders]

Re: 17 people died of ARI in Puno region

Gracias Anne!

[alert]

Re: 17 people died of ARI in Puno region

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert_read.php?glide=EH-20100513-26070-PER

Due to the cold wave currently hitting Puno region highlands, 288 cases of pneumonia have been officially reported by local public health services, and mostly among children. According to Dr. Freddy P?sara, Regional Chief of Immunizations, the worst part is that 18 people have died due to this illness, and to the lack of vaccines and medicines. ?We have vaccines against pneumococcus and seasonal influenza, and are vaccinating health workers against AH1N1 influenza,? said P?sara, stressing that they have not vaccines against other germs that may induce pneumonia too. According to official figures, the number of cases is growing compared to last year: in 2009, 351 cases were reported, from which 29 people died.