WHO’s 62nd Geneva World Health Assembly overshadowed by flu
GenevaLunch News Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Health ministers from the 194 member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) have arrived in Geneva for the World Health Assembly which...
View ArticleWHO declares phase 6 pandemic in A/H1N1
GenevaLunch News Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – After an emergency meeting early this afternoon the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the the A/H1N1 (swine) flu pandemic had entered...
View ArticleNovartis announces cell-based vaccine against A/H1N1 flu
GenevaLunch News Basel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss drugs manufacturer Novartis announced 12 June that it had successfully produced an antivirus effective against the wild type of A/H1N1 swine...
View ArticleSwitzerland changes laws on medical questioning at borders: 1 July
GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Switzerland has adapted its laws for travelers crossing the Swiss border to reflect new needs with the A(H1N1) swine flu spreading. The new rules go...
View ArticleSwiss doctors, labs, given new rules for A(H1N1) pandemic
GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss government has adopted new regulations for fighting the A(H1N1) swine flu pandemic, effective Wednesday 1 July, that put a greater burden on...
View ArticleThe swine flu, what a drag!
GenevaLunch News [public health video] Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The fight against the A/H1N1 virus in the French-speaking part of Switzerland is taking on a new face, a drag face. The Federal Office...
View ArticleSpread of A/H1N1 flu in Switzerland could hinge on a medical certificate
GenevaLunch News Geneva and Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (OFSP) recommends that people who come down with symptoms of the flu avoid contact with others...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia takes steps against A/H1N1 flu in annual pilgrimage
GenevaLunch News Scientists from Saudi Arabia are assessing the risks posed by the annual hajj, pilgrimage, in the spread of the A/H1N1 swine flu virus along with experts from the World Health...
View ArticleWHO: new media part of mistakes in managing H1N1 epidemic
GenevaLunch News Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The fading role of traditional media and the rise of new media were overlooked by the WHO (World Health Organization), a root cause of some of the...
View ArticleWHO may call end to H1N1 pandemic soon
GenevaLunch News Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The World Health Organization (WHO) may soon declare the swine flu pandemic called out in 2009 over. It is winter in the southern hemisphere where...
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