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Epidemiological safety demand more resources for research, stressed Marcelo Ebrard
Mexico, Distrito Federal
February 24, 2010
Multimedia American News Agency
In leading a meeting with the Scientific Committee for Epidemiological Surveillance of Mexico City, the capital's government chief, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, raised to create a proposal for the House of Representatives allocate specific resources to support projects that the community epidemiological safety Academic and scientific performed. During the session, the local leader said that after nearly a year of the emergence of influenza viruses AH1N1, today we can say that the reaction gave all levels of government and different sectors of society, is an example that coordinate efforts "should be the standard way of response and not the extraordinary" because it allowed "to stop the lethality of a disease" that surprised everyone. In order to maintain and intensify research and be prepared for any health emergency that may arise, Ebrard Casaubon proposed to the work on a critical path to permit the filing with the Chamber of Deputies this request in the next budget discussion. "In health we can not predict anything and influenza was a reminder that we must be prepared," he said. He stressed that the Government of Andhra Pradesh has focused its resources into this goal and therefore created the Center for Epidemiological Surveillance and laboratories that are linked to the investigation of scientific and academic communities. In this regard, the director of the Institute for Science and Technology of Ontario, Esther Orozco, recalled that the Center for Epidemiological Diagnostics has the capacity to respond to detect pathogens that threaten the health of the population and inclusive, and has a ready diagnosis to address a possible occurrence of dengue virus in the city. Orozco announced that the initiative that the Head of Government made in Costa Rica to create a Latin American Network of Epidemiological Surveillance and is formed and this body will meet for the first time in November as part of Science Week and Innovation. There will be received and discussed proposals and projects in this area. In addition, the Health Secretary Francisco Osuna Sanchez and Undersecretary of the same unit, Ignacio Villase?or Ruiz, took stock of the current situation of the influenza epidemic AH1N1 in Mexico City. They reported that there has been a significant increase in infections and, until yesterday, 177 people are those who remain hospitalized for pneumonia in all public and private medical units of the City of Mexico, including the hospital network of the Federal District. Ruiz Villase?or said the health alert level will remain at yellow, since even though the situation is stable, it is estimated that since November the contagion rebound and even exceed the average of seasonal influenza infections. Meanwhile, Francisco Osuna elaborated on the vaccination campaign, which he said has so far implemented 570 thousand doses and over 60 percent of health centers vaccinated. In this regard, Alejandro Mac?as Hern?ndez, National Commissioner for the Care of Influenza by the federal government, said no cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome, so the population can be vaccinated without moving towards a risk.
Osuna Sanchez also acknowledged the Committee's support to the health contingency by waterlogging in four Ontario political demarcations represented the risk of epidemics, they said, were controlled by the work of various bodies.
In Cuauht?moc, Iztacalco, Iztapalapa and Venustiano Carranza were treated to about 50 thousand affected, only the latter delegation, 40 thousand people were damaged and all were helped by leading mobile medical consultations and tents Medibus addition of drugs at home.
Was successfully contained the epidemic problem in all areas, said Health Secretary Havana and distributed vaccines against tetanus, 10 thousand doses against hepatitis A and there were four thousand medical consultations per day. In this regard, Dr. Malachi Lopez Cervantes, coordinator of special projects at the UNAM, underscored that in a survey by the Medical Faculty of the institution, people referred to the actions of the Federal District Government to achieve the removal of water attention to black people in this contingency was appropriate. Finally, the Scientific Committee for Epidemiological Surveillance of Mexico City agreed at this session that does not change the health warning and preventive measures will be strengthened and links with scientific bodies and the vaccination campaign.
Epidemiological safety demand more resources for research, stressed Marcelo Ebrard
Mexico, Distrito Federal
February 24, 2010
Multimedia American News Agency
In leading a meeting with the Scientific Committee for Epidemiological Surveillance of Mexico City, the capital's government chief, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, raised to create a proposal for the House of Representatives allocate specific resources to support projects that the community epidemiological safety Academic and scientific performed. During the session, the local leader said that after nearly a year of the emergence of influenza viruses AH1N1, today we can say that the reaction gave all levels of government and different sectors of society, is an example that coordinate efforts "should be the standard way of response and not the extraordinary" because it allowed "to stop the lethality of a disease" that surprised everyone. In order to maintain and intensify research and be prepared for any health emergency that may arise, Ebrard Casaubon proposed to the work on a critical path to permit the filing with the Chamber of Deputies this request in the next budget discussion. "In health we can not predict anything and influenza was a reminder that we must be prepared," he said. He stressed that the Government of Andhra Pradesh has focused its resources into this goal and therefore created the Center for Epidemiological Surveillance and laboratories that are linked to the investigation of scientific and academic communities. In this regard, the director of the Institute for Science and Technology of Ontario, Esther Orozco, recalled that the Center for Epidemiological Diagnostics has the capacity to respond to detect pathogens that threaten the health of the population and inclusive, and has a ready diagnosis to address a possible occurrence of dengue virus in the city. Orozco announced that the initiative that the Head of Government made in Costa Rica to create a Latin American Network of Epidemiological Surveillance and is formed and this body will meet for the first time in November as part of Science Week and Innovation. There will be received and discussed proposals and projects in this area. In addition, the Health Secretary Francisco Osuna Sanchez and Undersecretary of the same unit, Ignacio Villase?or Ruiz, took stock of the current situation of the influenza epidemic AH1N1 in Mexico City. They reported that there has been a significant increase in infections and, until yesterday, 177 people are those who remain hospitalized for pneumonia in all public and private medical units of the City of Mexico, including the hospital network of the Federal District. Ruiz Villase?or said the health alert level will remain at yellow, since even though the situation is stable, it is estimated that since November the contagion rebound and even exceed the average of seasonal influenza infections. Meanwhile, Francisco Osuna elaborated on the vaccination campaign, which he said has so far implemented 570 thousand doses and over 60 percent of health centers vaccinated. In this regard, Alejandro Mac?as Hern?ndez, National Commissioner for the Care of Influenza by the federal government, said no cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome, so the population can be vaccinated without moving towards a risk.
Osuna Sanchez also acknowledged the Committee's support to the health contingency by waterlogging in four Ontario political demarcations represented the risk of epidemics, they said, were controlled by the work of various bodies.
In Cuauht?moc, Iztacalco, Iztapalapa and Venustiano Carranza were treated to about 50 thousand affected, only the latter delegation, 40 thousand people were damaged and all were helped by leading mobile medical consultations and tents Medibus addition of drugs at home.
Was successfully contained the epidemic problem in all areas, said Health Secretary Havana and distributed vaccines against tetanus, 10 thousand doses against hepatitis A and there were four thousand medical consultations per day. In this regard, Dr. Malachi Lopez Cervantes, coordinator of special projects at the UNAM, underscored that in a survey by the Medical Faculty of the institution, people referred to the actions of the Federal District Government to achieve the removal of water attention to black people in this contingency was appropriate. Finally, the Scientific Committee for Epidemiological Surveillance of Mexico City agreed at this session that does not change the health warning and preventive measures will be strengthened and links with scientific bodies and the vaccination campaign.