Russia to provide CIS countries with vaccine against A/H1N1 virus
15.08.2009 19:14 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia is ready to provide CIS countries with
vaccines against A/H1N1 virus, RF Head Sanitary doctor Genady
Onishenko said. During July 2009 conference of CIS countries’ sanitary
doctors, Russian experts called on their colleagues to specify and
submit to them estimated data of national programs on vaccine
prevention.
`We promised to provide assistance to sanitary services. That may be a
gratuitous function,’ Onishenko said, noting that Russian budget
covered expenses for vaccine production in required volumes.
«Colleagues from CIS saniatary services receive it within optimum
time-limits required for pandemic prevention. For instance, if we
allocate 1 million to Kyrgizstan, that will be a payment with
interest,» Onishenko stressed, noting that greater amounts may be
required for Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus. «But we have enough
resources and will develop them,» gazeta.ru quotes Russia’s head
sanitary expert as saying.