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Brazil joins fight with Bolivia against H1N1 influenza
August 26, 2010, 7:27
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La Paz - Bolivia .- The Brazilian ambassador to Bolivia, Frederico Cezar de Araujo, won yesterday in representing his country 100 000 immunization vaccines against H1N1 influenza, due to the lack of medical supplies to the growing demand for recent months.
On occasion, the Brazilian ambassador to Bolivia, Frederico Cezar de Araujo, said the purpose is to assist the country with their fight against the H1N1 influenza virus, limiting his government was pleased to cooperate so that health is perfect in Bolivia, as well as cooperation and relationship between the two countries border.
The cost of the transfer of the batch of vaccines to the country, assumed the WHO, health institution which in turn act as an intermediary to get the agreements between the two ministries, ensuring advice for the detection of possible "small outbreak" in the country, his representative in Bolivia, Christian Darras.
For its part, Health Minister Nila Heredia, thanked the Embassy of Brazil, meaningful collaboration for the health of the country that will be made available to new offices in Bolivia.
In this regard, for continuing the fight against influenza, the Minister of the Department, argued that it is intended to protect high-risk groups have not yet received the vaccine, it is the case of pregnant women, elderly and patients with chronic diseases of the nine departments.
Yesterday it was reported that the first recorded Oruro died of H1N1 flu, it is an adult female, meanwhile, reported three new cases Cochabamba recent days.
The H1N1 flu is posing a threat to the health of the population for their continued increase in cases, although the World Health Organization (WHO) withdrew its pandemic status.
The Ministry of Health, destination in the first phase of immunization against influenza A/H1N1 1.3 million doses, however, by the rapid increase in recent months, the alarm went public in massive quantities to different health centers in the country , to purchase the vaccine against influenza, as a result, the doses are exhausted and the Ministry of Health in Bolivia had to ask for help from neighboring countries.
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