Swine Flu Threat Still Hangs Over Country

Harare — Zimbabwe needs US$12 million to effectively respond to the swine flu virus, particularly in rural and remote parts of the country, the World Health Organisation has revealed. This comes after villagers and health workers in Chivhu called on Government to quickly capacitate primary health institutions and intensify surveillance of swine flu in areas where an outbreak will have occurred in order to curtail the further spread of the disease. Speaking at a swine flu preparedness workshop in Harare last Tuesday, WHO country representative Dr Custodia Mandlhate said: "Resource constraints may lead to poor preparedness and response, hence the need to adhere to the Call to Action Initiative and advocate more resources to be mobilised." The Call to Action Initiative was recently launched by Government and its partners to... [read full story]                    

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