Re: Sri Lanka - 1st Suspected Death from H1N1 - Tamiflu Needed
Re: Sri Lanka - 1st Suspected Death from H1N1 - Tamiflu Needed
Sri Lanka Health Ministry orders H1N1 vaccine amid rising death toll
Sat, Nov 21, 2009, 09:17 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Nov 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Health-care and Nutrition Ministry has placed an immediate order for the WHO approved Novel Influenza (A) H1N1 vaccine amid the rising death toll from the epidemic.
Adding to the death toll rising alarmingly due to the rapid spread of A/H1N1 another death was reported yesterday evening from Kurunegala.
A 58-year-old school principal, K.W Gunathilaka died after he was admitted to the Kurunegala Hospital due to the suspected A/H1N1.
The patient died just a day ahead of his daughter's wedding scheduled to take place today, the family sources said.
Kurunegala Hospital said that over 28 patients are currently receiving treatment at the hospital for AH1N1.
"There have been 258 cases reported in the country so far and there could be a lot more unconfirmed cases," the Health Ministry spokesman, . M. B. Wanninnayake said.
Five deaths have been reported so far, all from the Kandy District and three out of five dead patients were pregnant women.
The Ministry expects to receive the vaccine by December. It will be given on a priority basis to the people of high risk groups including pregnant mothers, infants below six months, elderly above the age of 60 and patients with chronic diseases.
Health-care professionals who handle these patients also need vaccination in order to prevent rapid dissemination of infections. Already a child of a medical professional has expired due to H1N1 infections in Kandy.
Re: Sri Lanka - 1st Suspected Death from H1N1 - Tamiflu Needed
Sri Lanka Health Ministry orders H1N1 vaccine amid rising death toll
Sat, Nov 21, 2009, 09:17 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Nov 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Health-care and Nutrition Ministry has placed an immediate order for the WHO approved Novel Influenza (A) H1N1 vaccine amid the rising death toll from the epidemic.
Adding to the death toll rising alarmingly due to the rapid spread of A/H1N1 another death was reported yesterday evening from Kurunegala.
A 58-year-old school principal, K.W Gunathilaka died after he was admitted to the Kurunegala Hospital due to the suspected A/H1N1.
The patient died just a day ahead of his daughter's wedding scheduled to take place today, the family sources said.
Kurunegala Hospital said that over 28 patients are currently receiving treatment at the hospital for AH1N1.
"There have been 258 cases reported in the country so far and there could be a lot more unconfirmed cases," the Health Ministry spokesman, . M. B. Wanninnayake said.
Five deaths have been reported so far, all from the Kandy District and three out of five dead patients were pregnant women.
The Ministry expects to receive the vaccine by December. It will be given on a priority basis to the people of high risk groups including pregnant mothers, infants below six months, elderly above the age of 60 and patients with chronic diseases.
Health-care professionals who handle these patients also need vaccination in order to prevent rapid dissemination of infections. Already a child of a medical professional has expired due to H1N1 infections in Kandy.