29 New Cases of H1N1 Flu Reported in Morocco

The number of people infected with influenza A/H1N1 virus in Morocco has reached 1101 after 29 new cases were reported, official source said. Among the recently infected we have 582 students, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said reassuring that the diagnosed...

Nigeria Records First Case of H1N1 Flu

Nigeria has recorded its first case of the A H1N1 Influenza otherwise called swine flu, the Ministry of Health confirmed on Thursday in Abuja. The Special Assistant to the Health minister, Niyi Ojuolape, issued a statement which linked the case to a nine-year...

Mauritius to Buy One Million Doses of H1N1 Vaccine

Panic has swept the Mauritian population following the discovery by the medical authorities that the flu A (H1N1) has reached the shores of the island. Dr Anil Deelchand, Public Health Superintendent (PHS) indicated that three more cases of the disease...

Rwandan Ministry of Health Receives $480,000 Swine Flu Anti Viral Consignment

Rwandan Ministry of Health has received Swine Flu anti viral consignment worth about $480,000 a donation from the World Health Organization (WHO). According to a statement by WHO, the 14,256 treatment doses of Tamiflu and 75 sets of personal protective...

Contracts Awarded to Double Emergency Supplies of Flu Drugs in the U.K.

The U.K. has awarded contracts to double emergency supplies of flu drugs to treat everyone who is predicted to fall ill in a pandemic, making the U.K. one of the most prepared countries in the world.