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Fri, May 25 2012
Greece steps up offensive against swine flu
Greek health minister Dimitris Avramopoulos announced on September 1 the creation of three new state-backed expert departments to bolster the government’s scheme of arresting and managing the swine flu pandemic in the country, Greek media has reported.
The first such department will be designated to establish a "code of conduct," the second for constantly tracking the spread of the virus while the third branch will be entrusted with the surveillance of hospitals and clinics dealing with swine flu patients.
The Mediterranean country, which receives about 15 million tourists every year, is the country most heavily affected in the Balkan peninsula, with cases running into the thousands. There is also a fear that there are a lot more people in Greece affected by the strain than the government is aware of. World health experts are on the same frequency, saying that the true number of cases globally is far higher than the official statistics, as only a few patients get tested.
Meanwhile, Avramopoulos was quoted as saying by the Greek Kathimerini after speaking at a session of one of the newly created departments to coordinate the state’s response to the H1N1 strain. "We decided that the entire population, all citizens and residents, without any exception, will be vaccinated against the flu," he said.
The country has already earmarked 40 million euro package for vaccines and has placed further orders with Novartis, Glaxo and Sanofi for eight million additional vaccine doses, to be received gradually by January, as the country has vowed to have its entire population vaccinated in an attempt to tackle the problem.
The first such department will be designated to establish a "code of conduct," the second for constantly tracking the spread of the virus while the third branch will be entrusted with the surveillance of hospitals and clinics dealing with swine flu patients.
The Mediterranean country, which receives about 15 million tourists every year, is the country most heavily affected in the Balkan peninsula, with cases running into the thousands. There is also a fear that there are a lot more people in Greece affected by the strain than the government is aware of. World health experts are on the same frequency, saying that the true number of cases globally is far higher than the official statistics, as only a few patients get tested.
Meanwhile, Avramopoulos was quoted as saying by the Greek Kathimerini after speaking at a session of one of the newly created departments to coordinate the state’s response to the H1N1 strain. "We decided that the entire population, all citizens and residents, without any exception, will be vaccinated against the flu," he said.
The country has already earmarked 40 million euro package for vaccines and has placed further orders with Novartis, Glaxo and Sanofi for eight million additional vaccine doses, to be received gradually by January, as the country has vowed to have its entire population vaccinated in an attempt to tackle the problem.
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