The World Health Organization says it is stepping up the delivery of millions of doses of H1N1 Swine flu vaccine to dozens of developing countries. WHO says about one dozen African countries will be among the recipients. The Organization says so far it has delivered more than four million doses of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine to 17 countries. The stocks are among 180 million doses of the vaccine donated to the WHO from pharmaceutical companies and industrialized countries. WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said 95 developing countries have requested the vaccine. The spokesman said in the coming weeks the WHO plans to ship millions of doses to some 25 countries in Africa, Central America and Eastern Europe. The World Health Organization says nearly 17,000 people in more than 213 countries and territories are confirmed as having died from H1N1 Swine Flu. It says the most active areas of pandemic influenza transmission continue to be in Southeast Asia and West Africa. Mr Hartl says countries have to meet certain criteria before they can become eligible to receive the donations.
News On AIR | March 21, 2010 10:40 AM
WHO to step up delivery of H1N1vaccine to dozens of countries