ARMENIA IS READY TO CONFRONT THE A/H1N1 FLU
ARMENPRESS
Nov 10, 2009
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS: Armenia is ready to confront the
A/H1N1 flu. Currently there are 7,500 doze of "Tamiflu" stored in the
country. In the near future another 20,000 doze will be acquired. With
the demand of the World Health Organization Armenia must have about
30,000 doze which will be ensured, Armenian Health Minister Harutyun
Kushkyan said today at a press conference.
The first suspected cases of H1N1 have been registered in Armenia
recently. The infected was an Iranian citizen who recently arrived in
Armenia. The laboratory examination confirmed the diagnosis. Kushkyan
said that the ill was treated in the Republican Infection Hospital,
has already been cured and sign out and departed for Iran.
Another two cases have been registered two days ago among the Armenian
citizens who arrived from Russia and who had symptoms of the flu. They
too are being treated in the Republican Infection Hospital.
The condition of the ill is satisfactory after receiving the treatment
in 2-3 days they will be signed out.
Though the Armenian laboratories confirmed that it is H1N1 still the
confirmation from London laboratory is expected. The minister said it
does not mean that our laboratories are of low quality it is just the
demand of WHO that in case of suspecting the infection the first ten
cases at least must be confirmed in regional referent laboratory which
is in London, and from there the answer will be received in a month.
Now the Health Ministry is trying in cooperation with big partner
organizations import injection to Armenia.
Currently hot line in the ministry 65 03 05 and 52 88 72 and
web site is functioning from which it is possible to get information
about the flu.