Swine Flu in Tanzania - update

Jafar · 2009-09-11T05:16:57+00:00

CURRENT SITUATION IN TANZANIA Swine Flu was reported first in Tanzania in a British student on an academic visit at Muhimbili National Hospital on 9th July 2009, since then a cummulative total number of 96 cases and 0 deaths have been reported Newly confirmed cases from the3rd of September up till 08Sept. 2009, were 10 cases and no deaths. MEDICINE AVAILABILITY There were 51,283 doses of Tamiflu given to Tanzania by WHO and 1,200 of which were given to Zanzibar. Various service providers(hospitals) have been informed by the Ministry of Health on how to access these medicines and patient suspected to have Swine flu will be told where to go as they need to be isolated to avoid infecting others. Dr. Paul Senga MEDX/PROSPERITY HEALTH

Thread starter Jafar
Start date Sep 11, 2009

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