Re: 67 H1N1 cases, 5 deaths, reported in Jordan
Re: 67 H1N1 cases, 5 deaths, reported in Jordan
Warned the WHO representative in Jordan, Dr. Hashim Zein of inaction in dealing with the swine flu, pointing out that a pandemic flu hit the world in 1968 indicate that the injury in the second year was greater than the first year.
He stressed that the organization always warn the health authorities in several countries in the world of "apathy" in dealing with the disease, which it considers weak.
He said during a seminar on "swine flu .. what to do", organized by the Committee on Consumer Protection Association the day before yesterday in the compound of trade unions that the disease did not turn into a pandemic now, has not registered any case of death of any patient received the swine flu vaccine before. "
For his part, representative of the Minister of Health, Secretary General of the ministry, Dr. Daifallah Lozi atheist since he was ten last month, Jordan's record 60 cases of swine flu, and recorded 4 cases of the death until the day before yesterday.
He added that there are 23 cases until the evening before yesterday, is still dealing with hospitals, including 3 critical situations, and that he did not record any cases in schools, with recorded cases of Isabi of two children aged five and six .. "The Ministry of Health Sjpt yesterday the death of a new swine flu virus H1N1, bringing the number of deaths since the first recorded case of death in 22 to 5 last month."
He pointed out that the reason for failure to inform the World Health Organization to illness or death due because the world is going through a period of "post-pandemic", an advocate for the Jordan to purchase vaccines anti-swine flu last year, "Tamiflu" worth 10 million dinars to provide more than one million vaccine anti- .
For his part, said infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Science and Technology Dr. Wael Alheiajnp that the Ministry of Health decided to develop a national plan for flu next year regardless of the kind.
He noted that the normal flu vaccine available in the markets, hospitals, contains the installation of the swine flu vaccine, H1N1, stressing that there is great fear to the people not to eat the vaccine by the media focus on the disease and its rapid spread in the world.
Medical Association, Dr. Ahmed Armouti stressed in his intervention on the attitude of the Ministry of Health and the judge to purchase vaccines for swine flu, calling on all to take them each according to his wish.
For his part, said the Chairman of the Committee on Consumer Protection Association on behalf of Dr. Kiswani through its management of the symposium that the swine flu Hoaba known and is, pointing out that there are exaggerations in dealing with the disease and must be stopped to talk about the media and the prevention of employment in any way.
Date: 06-01-2011
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