Coly said South Africa was one of the most affected countries in the continent with 5,877 cases of contamination, followed by Tanzania, with 96 cases, Mauritius , 69 cases, and Kenya, 85 cases.
In West Africa, he explained that Cape Verde registered the highest cases, with 46 contaminated people, Ghana, 10 and Côte d'Ivoire two cases, adding that West Africa, for the time being, had not recorded any case of death.
"The fight against the A flu must be based on the coordinated action of several partners,'' he said, emphasizing that the active participation of the entire communities was needed to achieve the goals of the fight.
Coly said the WHO was committed to helping developing countries that did not have enough means to procure the vaccine, adding that the vaccine was expensive and was first intended for health personnel, pregnant women and security personnel.
Dakar - 17/09/2009
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