The World Health Organization is prepared for the delivery of millions of doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine to developing countries, dozen of which are in Africa.
The WHO says so far more than four million doses of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine had been delivered to 17 countries. The stocks are among 180 million doses of the vaccine donated to the WHO from pharmaceutical companies and industrialized countries.
95 developing countries have requested the vaccine, says WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl, adding that in the coming weeks the WHO plans to ship millions of doses to some 25 countries in Africa, Central America and Eastern Europe.
The organization says nearly 17,000 people in more than 213 countries and territories are confirmed as having died from H1N1 Swine Flu and the most active areas of pandemic influenza transmission are in Southeast Asia and West Africa.
WHO says it has delivered a first shipment of vaccine to Cuba, which has reported 54 deaths from H1N1, the greatest number in the Caribbean. It says Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, will receive about 2.8 million doses.
95 developing countries have requested the vaccine, says WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl, adding that in the coming weeks the WHO plans to ship millions of doses to some 25 countries in Africa, Central America and Eastern Europe.
The organization says nearly 17,000 people in more than 213 countries and territories are confirmed as having died from H1N1 Swine Flu and the most active areas of pandemic influenza transmission are in Southeast Asia and West Africa.
WHO says it has delivered a first shipment of vaccine to Cuba, which has reported 54 deaths from H1N1, the greatest number in the Caribbean. It says Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, will receive about 2.8 million doses.
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