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Mambetov: Kyrgyzstan will not fall into drugs deficit amid A/H1N1 outbreak

Kyrgyzstan Materials 11 November 2009 11:40 (UTC +04:00)
Kyrgyzstan will not fall into drugs deficit amid A/H1N1 influenza outbreak, Marat Mambetov the Health Care Minister of Kyrgyzstan told the press conference Wednesday.
Mambetov: Kyrgyzstan will not fall into drugs deficit amid A/H1N1 outbreak

Kyrgyzstan will not fall into drugs deficit amid A/H1N1 influenza outbreak, Marat Mambetov the Health Care Minister of Kyrgyzstan told the press conference Wednesday, news agency "24.kg" reported.

The republican stock of medicines will reportedly suffice minimum for two weeks.

"The Health Care Ministry has also turned to the Russian Federal Consumer Rights Protection and Human Health Control Service and the Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision Committee under the Kazakh Health Care Ministry with request to render medical and sanitary assistance to Kyrgyz citizens, living in the countries," the minister said.

"Swine flu agent can exist in the environment about two hours. It is necessary to wash hands more frequently, change protective masks every three hours and try not to visit public events," he added.

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