h1n1

Nearly 2,840 deaths attributed to H1N1 virus, reports UN health agency

4 September 2009
There are now at least 2,837 deaths attributable to the pandemic H1N1 which continues to be the predominant circulating virus of influenza both in the northern and southern hemispheres, the United Nations health agency reported today.

H1N1 virus found in turkeys poses no threat to human health, says UN agency

27 August 2009
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today that the detection of the H1N1 flu in turkeys in Chile does raise concerns about the spread of the virus in other poultry farms, but added that it does not pose any immediate threat to human health.

Otherwise healthy people do not need antivirals for H1N1, says UN health agency

21 August 2009
Otherwise healthy people infected with the H1N1 virus do not need to be treated with antiviral drugs, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today as it issued new guidelines in the use of the drugs against the pandemic.
Global alarm as influenza A(H1N1) virus spreads

UN health agency advises South-East Asian nations in fight against A(H1N1) virus

19 August 2009
The United Nations health agency is providing practical information and technical expertise to countries in South-East Asia to help reduce panic and encourage prevention against the influenza A(H1N1) virus, which has already claimed over 80 lives in the region and continues to spread.
WHO staff prepare boxes of antiviral drugs to treat the H1N1 virus for dispatch to countries

Death toll from influenza outbreak nears 800, UN health agency says

24 July 2009
Influenza A(H1N1) is continuing to spread through all corners of the world, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today, putting the global death toll from the pandemic at around 800.

All countries will need vaccine for ‘unstoppable’ A(H1N1) virus – UN health experts

13 July 2009
The highest body of experts advising the United Nations health agency on immunizations has determined that all countries will need to have vaccines for the influenza A(H1N1) infection, noting that the spread of the pandemic is “unstoppable.”
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Ban stresses preparedness as UN declares global flu pandemic

11 June 2009
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today cautioned against undue alarm while stressing the need for preparedness, as the United Nations health agency announced that the world is experiencing an influenza pandemic caused by the new A(H1N1) virus.
UN health chief Margaret Chan announces that the A(H1N1) influenza outbreak has officially reached global pandemic levels

World facing global A(H1N1) flu pandemic, announces UN health agency

11 June 2009
The A(H1N1) influenza outbreak has officially reached global pandemic levels, the public health arm of the United Nations announced today, as it raised its warning system to Phase 6.
The A(H1N1) situation needs to be carefully monitored

UN agency urges vigilance as A(H1N1) virus continues to spread

3 June 2009
Although the influenza A(H1N1) infection may not be making news headlines like it did several weeks ago, it is continuing to spread globally and the United Nations health agency is considering raising its pandemic alert level, a spokesperson for the body said today.
Delegates listening to the proceedings at the 62nd session of the World Health Assembly

New flu uncovers public health’s successes, challenges – Ban

19 May 2009
Global solidarity is crucial to containing the outbreak of influenza A(H1N1), which has also revealed the successes and challenges public health faces, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.