Yemen affirms readiness to prevent H1N1 spread

SANA'A, June 15 (Saba) - National committee for encountering threat
of swine flu outbreak discussed in a meeting held Monday the
emergency national plan to raise readiness to prevent swine flue
(H1N1 virus) spread.

The plan aims to prevent Yemen from swine influenza spread through
enhancing the precautionary health measures in focusing on active
epidemiological surveillance based on modern techniques with regards
to taking necessary procedures to prevent the disease spread among
people in the country.

The system of epidemiological surveillance will enable to detect the
virus entry early as well as to develop the capacity of Ministry of
Public Health and Population in the aspects of preventive measures.

The meeting which was chaired Prime Minister Ali Mujawar reviewed
reports of Public Health and Population Minister on the actions
undertaken by the Ministry to confront the global HIV pandemic

In this regard, some hospitals were provided with about 36 new
devices to measure temperature of arrivals via the airport to ensure
they are free of the N1H1 virus to enhance the hospitals' capacity
as well as training cadres working in air and sea outlets to
recognize any suspected case.

The meeting noted to the provision of the necessary medicines for
nearly 67 thousand cases and Public Health Ministry will provide
more for 100 thousand in case the disease entered the country.

The report of the ministry announced last Saturday that Yemen is
still free of any confirmed cases of swine flue (H1N1 virus).

FJ/AM