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 London (AFP) Oct 21, 2009 
Britain launched a mass vaccination programme Wednesday to prevent the spread of swine flu, following similar action in other European countries and the US where the vaccine has drawn a mixed reaction. Seriously ill patients in hospitals and the doctors and nurses caring for them will be the first of 14 million people identified as priority cases to receive the jab in Britain, the European ... read more
Washington (AFP) Oct 20, 2009Swine flu is "a younger person's disease," with more than half of hospitalizations and nearly a quarter of deaths from H1N1 involving people under the age of 25, a top health official said Tuesday. Fifty-three percent of nearly 4,900 laboratory-confirmed cases of swine flu between September 1 and October 10 involved patients under the age of 25, Anne Schuchat, an expert on respiratory ... more
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Paris (AFP) Oct 19, 2009France will begin Tuesday vaccinating key medical workers against swine flu and will continue the preventative campaign for the general population early next month, officials said. More than 1,000 centres will be set up for the campaign to vaccinate the general public. The health ministry said Monday details of the project would be unveiled later in the week. But a document released last ... more  
Nottingham, England (AFP) Oct 17, 2009A police officer was rushed to hospital Saturday with head injuries during a protest by environmental campaigners at one of Britain's biggest coal-fired power stations, police said. The officer was hurt during a demonstration featuring several hundred activists who want to shut down the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station near Nottingham, central England. A total of 21 people have been arres ... more  
Kathmandu (AFP) Oct 14, 2009The United Nations said Wednesday it would help to protect Nepal's schools and hospitals against earthquakes as it launched a scheme to reduce the impact of natural disasters in the country. The UN said the risk of natural disasters in Nepal was growing as the population grew and climate change increased flooding and landslides. Last week, dozens of people died in landslides and flash fl ... more |
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Jakarta (AFP) Oct 1, 2009Indonesia said Thursday it expected the death toll from a massive earthquake to climb into the thousands, as rescue workers dug with their bare hands to reach those trapped under rubble. The first flights laden with food, medicine and body bags began arriving in the devastated region on Sumatra island, even as another powerful quake struck further south, sending residents fleeing their homes ... more 
Nuku'Alofa (AFP) Oct 1, 2009Desperate tsunami survivors on a remote Tongan island have appealed for urgent aid -- and comforting music -- as they remained homeless and cut off from the outside world. Hundreds of Niuatoputapu residents said Wednesday they needed medical supplies, fresh water and shelter, after more than 90 percent of homes on the tiny island were destroyed. They also requested "radio programmes of ... more 
Manila (AFP) Sept 30, 2009Doctor Joanna Remo and her staff could only weep as muddy waters overwhelmed their public hospital in eastern Manila at the height of tropical storm Ketsana. Medical equipment and medicines were rendered useless as the hospital's first floor was swamped on Saturday afternoon, and about 200 patients were hastily transferred to the second floor. Just hours after the waters started to reced ... more |
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