Saint Lucia

Castries, Saint Lucia, June 15, 2009 (NEMO) - On June 11 The World Health Organization raised the swine flu alert to its highest level, saying the H1N1 virus had spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic. Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries.

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Castries, Saint Lucia, June 4, 2009 (NEMO) - The Ministry of Health, Wellness, Family Affairs, National Mobilisation and Gender Relations in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization conducted a Train the Trainers Workshop on Health Services Preparedness for Pandemic Influenza at the Bay Gardens Conference Room from June 3-4 2009.

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Castries, Saint Lucia, April 25, 2009 - (NEMO) - Reacting quickly to news emanating from the World Health Organization, WHO, of cases of swine flu in Mexico and the United States, the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre - CAREC, called on Caribbean countries to begin immediate mobilization of key personnel to ensure that the region is ready to deal with possible cases of the flu.

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