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Moderator
Fidel Rend?n
Havana, Oct 1 (AIN) Luis Estruch, deputy health minister, said today before the Health Committee of the Latin American Parliament that Cuba is prepared to face a second wave of influenza A/H1N1 virus, which have fallen sick on the Island 435 people.
Legislators in Latin America and the Caribbean gathered at the National Hotel, praised the Cuban strategies, which can be useful in several countries of the region, which amounted to three thousand 020 patients died from this epidemic, according to World Health Organization .
Estruch said the arrival of autumn and winter, even so advanced due to climate change, will be a major challenge for governments, as it predicts a significant increase in the pandemic, especially if urgent action is taken on prevention and diagnosis.
Even in the U.S., his secretary of Health requested the support of retired doctors, in order to tackle the virus, the Health Ministry said the deputy minister, who warned that Cuba cases of ill persons were detected at airports or borders, as well from among the same population as the virus circulates in the country.
After ensuring that pregnant women and children under five are most vulnerable to contracting the epidemic, the official stressed the importance of preventive action in children's nurseries, schools, workplaces and in the neighborhood.
Estruch explained to MPs how vital the region is the primary care system in this battle, on which there is still risk perception and insisted sanitary hygienic measures targeted and that the minimum cold-to-be come from office or clinic immediately.
Under questioning from lawmakers from Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay and other nations, Cuban Vice Minister recalled that the vaccine so far created to combat the disease is very expensive and worth a dose of 10 to 20 dollars, and therefore the people without resources can not buy it.
The debate around this issue led to the Parlatino Health Commission recommend to the governments of the region a group of actions against the imminent danger of a second wave of avian and worse, coinciding with the arrival of fall or winter .
:tiphat:http://www.ain.cu/2009/octubre/01cvinfluenza.htm
Havana, Oct 1 (AIN) Luis Estruch, deputy health minister, said today before the Health Committee of the Latin American Parliament that Cuba is prepared to face a second wave of influenza A/H1N1 virus, which have fallen sick on the Island 435 people.
Legislators in Latin America and the Caribbean gathered at the National Hotel, praised the Cuban strategies, which can be useful in several countries of the region, which amounted to three thousand 020 patients died from this epidemic, according to World Health Organization .
Estruch said the arrival of autumn and winter, even so advanced due to climate change, will be a major challenge for governments, as it predicts a significant increase in the pandemic, especially if urgent action is taken on prevention and diagnosis.
Even in the U.S., his secretary of Health requested the support of retired doctors, in order to tackle the virus, the Health Ministry said the deputy minister, who warned that Cuba cases of ill persons were detected at airports or borders, as well from among the same population as the virus circulates in the country.
After ensuring that pregnant women and children under five are most vulnerable to contracting the epidemic, the official stressed the importance of preventive action in children's nurseries, schools, workplaces and in the neighborhood.
Estruch explained to MPs how vital the region is the primary care system in this battle, on which there is still risk perception and insisted sanitary hygienic measures targeted and that the minimum cold-to-be come from office or clinic immediately.
Under questioning from lawmakers from Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay and other nations, Cuban Vice Minister recalled that the vaccine so far created to combat the disease is very expensive and worth a dose of 10 to 20 dollars, and therefore the people without resources can not buy it.
The debate around this issue led to the Parlatino Health Commission recommend to the governments of the region a group of actions against the imminent danger of a second wave of avian and worse, coinciding with the arrival of fall or winter .
:tiphat:http://www.ain.cu/2009/octubre/01cvinfluenza.htm
