Health minister says 921 H1N1 cases in Yemen

SANA'A, Oct. 12 (Saba)- Some 921 H1N1
cases have been registered until now in the country, Minister of Public Health and
Population
Abdul Kareem Rasa said on Monday.

In a press conference, the minister said the 843 cases have recovered, 13 cases
died and 55 cases are under treatment.
The minister reviewed developments related to the swine flu virus since
registration of first case in Yemen for a student came from United Stated.
He called on citizens to follow up protective measures from virus The first death
from the disease reported on 19th August.
Last week, the Yemeni pharmaceutical company YEDCO has developed anti-viral drug
for the Swine Flue (H1N1) and registered it at the Yemeni General Authority of
Medicines
and Medical Supplements.
General Director of the High Authority for Medicines and Medical Supplements Dr.
Abdul-Monem al-Hakami said that the drug registered by YEDCO at the authority is
the same
medicine invented by a Switzerland company before years.
Speaking to Saba, al-Hakami added that the Switzerland medicine called "Tamiflu",
which consists of Oseltaamivir phosphate75mg capsules, is anti-viral drug for the
seasonal
flue that approved recently by WHO as anti-viral drug for curing Swine Flue and Bird
Flue and now being produced by a number of companies in the world.
AH