Argentina: 28 mobile units deployed in Buenos Aires

Friday July 10, 2009 | 07:32

Data from Ministry of Health of the Nation
And 82 are killed by influenza A and recognizing the impact on economy

From an NGO that could be recognized more than 200. While Scioli attributed the drop in consultations "preventive measures", now begin to operate 28 mobile units to strengthen health care. The holder of the AFIP admitted that "there is a stagnation in consumption"

Finally, the national health ministry official said yesterday that the number of people killed by influenza A in Argentina is 82, twelve more than reported last Wednesday, although the NGO Doctors of the World in an institutional document entitled "Epidemics of influenza A H1H1 -ETI-IRAS in Argentina: Myths and realities in health care, epidemiological and socio-economic determinants, "which stated that those killed by the flu are greater than the official figures and be around 200, of which 47 belong to the province of Buenos Aires. In the afternoon it was learned yesterday that a couple of 26 years infected with influenza have died in a clinic in the city of La Plata.

Meanwhile, the Mexican neumonólogo and WHO consultant, Jose Luis Sandoval, "visiting the country praised the capacity of local professionals and equipment to combat the epidemic and said you are" the same movie, but Argentina, although he stressed that the country is well prepared for it. In addition, influenza is a negative impact on the economy. "For the swine flu of course there is some stagnation in consumption. This undoubtedly will impact the collection in July, but stronger in August, "said Ricardo Echegaray, head of the AFIP radiales statements.

The official added that "anyway, the company continues to consume and the volume of activity that may have some paralysis in these days is to recover quickly."

Less consultations
The governor of Buenos Aires, Daniel Scioli, yesterday attributed to preventive measures that were taken down on the number of medical consultations for influenza A, and opined that "it is a reasonable decision" the rest of healthcare today. "Everything indicates that they have reduced the international consultations and by influenza A, so surely the actions being taken forward in prevention are beginning to yield results," he said after meeting at the Hospital of The Dock Ensenada Zin with the minister and the 77 directors of provincial hospitals, with those who assessed the health situation for influenza in the 134 districts of Buenos Aires.

The governor denied that he was hiding information about the progress of the pandemic and that "there is a daily part with the situation and obviously when there is reported a fatal outcome."

Meanwhile, Zin confirmed that "all outpatient visits declined between 30% and 40% international and 20% to 25%, so we have beds and supplies available to attack the influenza A".

However, these claims contrast with the call for nursing assistants and nurses launched by the government of Buenos Aires and with the announcement by the Minister of Health of the Nation, Juan Manzur, that we begin to operate 28 mobile hospital units to strengthen the system health of the province of Buenos Aires with the aim of responding to the demand for medical care caused by the influenza virus H1N1.

So far 130 countries in the world have 100,982 confirmed cases of influenza H1N1 virus with 461 deaths.