Flu
Moldovan Health Ministry denies pandemic flu cases, epidemiologists confirm
January 21, 2011The Health Ministry has denied the existence of AH1N1 flu cases in Moldova, whereas the National Public Health Centre has confirmed seven cases of pandemic flu, including one lethal. Health Minister Andrei Usatii old MOLDPRES that no case of AH1N1...
Number of pneumonia cases up by 40 per cent in Moldova
January 19, 2011The number of pneumonia cases increased by 42 per cent in the second week of 2011 against the first week. The deputy director of the National Centre of Public Health, Stela Gheorghita, said that the number of lethal cases caused by acute upper respiratory...
Sixty more deaths, but flu 'may be starting to plateau'
January 14, 2011Sixty-two people died with flu in the UK in the past week, bringing the total to 112 since October, figures reveal. However, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the rise could be due to delayed reporting, with many of the deaths occurring before...
Global flu warning after UK hit
December 27, 2010Northern hemisphere countries are being told by health experts to brace themselves for flu outbreaks. There has been a well-publicised surge of cases in the UK during December with swine flu appearing to be the dominant of the three strains circulating...
WHO: Swine Flu spread has not peaked
February 24, 2010The World Health Organization says the global spread of H1N1 Flu has not peaked. A WHO emergency committee, which met to review the latest evidence, concludes countries should continue their control actions. The WHO emergency committee notes different...
Due to swine flu five education institutions are closed in Moldova
November 17, 2009Five pre-university and university institutions of Chisinau did not resume their didactic activity on the reason that more pandemic flu cases were registered in these institutions. According to the Ministry of Education, Technical University of Moldova...
Moldova to receive anti-influenza A(h1n1) vaccine
November 12, 2009The first consignment of the anti-influenza A (H1N1) vaccine, consisting of 200 thousand doses will arrive to Moldova from Switzerland. Starting from Thursday it will be distributed among medical institutions, Minister of Health Vladimir Hotineanu said...
Swine Flu: Anti-viral medicines to be brought to Moldova
November 09, 2009A set of 200 thousand dozes of medicines „Tamiflu”, purchased by the Chisinau Government for the treatment of people ill of A(H1N1) flu, will be brought to Republic of Moldova in the middle of this week, DECA-press Agency communicates. ...
Moldova to buy anti-flu drugs from Switzerland
November 07, 2009The Moldovan government has decided to purchase 500,000 dozes of antiviral medicines, worth 40m lei (3.5m US dollars), from Switzerland. Prime Minister Vlad Filat said that the number of doses to be purchased in Switzerland will cover 30 per cent of...
Swine Flu: Ukrainian hospitals to distribute Tamiflu for free
November 03, 2009Ukrainian hospitals will start distributing Tamiflu among the population this week in an effort to help people who have the flu, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports. The medicine -- which is known to be effective against swine flu -- was flown to Ukraine...