Reporitng by Mohamed al-Hussein; Translation by Yusra Ahmed
(Zaman Al Wasl)- 15 children died due to a suspected HINI flu last January in the PYD-cotrolled areas in the northeastern province of Hasaka, medical source told Zaman al-Wasl.
The deadly flu cases were recorded in the predominantly Kurdish towns of Tal-Barak and Tal Hamis.
The source said the lack of medical care, malnutrition and cold weather in countryside have also made things worse.
The town of Smihan near Tal-Barak has witnessed widespread of Flu infection, which have not responded to treatment, adding that no lab test available in the area to confirm the kind of Flu causes infection.
Flu caused illness for almost 60% of population in Tal-Hamis only.
People used to think that Flu does not need treatment and it would go within few days, however the kind of virus causing infection this year might cause complication like Pneumonia, and worsen medical conditions of patients suffer of Asthma, and other respiratory disease, patients with weak immunity, children and elderly.
Activists mentioned that a case of death resulted from H1N1 "Swine Flu" was recorded in the village of Tarij for a 15-year girl, but the responsible for medical department in the Self- Management of PYD has denied the case and claimed that it was not confirmed.
Moreover, the directorate of infectious disease on the Health Directorate of the Syrian regime in Hasaka has last week run seminars and lectures to educate about the H1N1 virus, despite declaration of Hasaka’s governor via SANA-news that no confirmed case of the disease has been recorded.
On the other hand, health status in the Southern Countryside of Hasaka controlled by the Islamic State ISIS is very bad as primary care centres are not available, medical centres are closed, medical staff have escaped from the area, the only left medical facility are few unorganised pharmacies, therefore, most critical cases are transferred to Mayadin and Riqqa.
Clinics and medical points have almost disappeared in the countryside in general, as people rely on few pharmacies and medications smuggled from Iraq and Turkey, despite the agreement between the Health Directorate of regime and international Red Cross to mend the medical facilities affected by battles and the UNICEF, moreover, it had received 20 tonnes of medication from UNICEF, but they are only distributed in areas under regime’s control in Hasaka and Qamishli.
(Zaman Al Wasl)- 15 children died due to a suspected HINI flu last January in the PYD-cotrolled areas in the northeastern province of Hasaka, medical source told Zaman al-Wasl.
The deadly flu cases were recorded in the predominantly Kurdish towns of Tal-Barak and Tal Hamis.
The source said the lack of medical care, malnutrition and cold weather in countryside have also made things worse.
The town of Smihan near Tal-Barak has witnessed widespread of Flu infection, which have not responded to treatment, adding that no lab test available in the area to confirm the kind of Flu causes infection.
Flu caused illness for almost 60% of population in Tal-Hamis only.
People used to think that Flu does not need treatment and it would go within few days, however the kind of virus causing infection this year might cause complication like Pneumonia, and worsen medical conditions of patients suffer of Asthma, and other respiratory disease, patients with weak immunity, children and elderly.
Activists mentioned that a case of death resulted from H1N1 "Swine Flu" was recorded in the village of Tarij for a 15-year girl, but the responsible for medical department in the Self- Management of PYD has denied the case and claimed that it was not confirmed.
Moreover, the directorate of infectious disease on the Health Directorate of the Syrian regime in Hasaka has last week run seminars and lectures to educate about the H1N1 virus, despite declaration of Hasaka’s governor via SANA-news that no confirmed case of the disease has been recorded.
On the other hand, health status in the Southern Countryside of Hasaka controlled by the Islamic State ISIS is very bad as primary care centres are not available, medical centres are closed, medical staff have escaped from the area, the only left medical facility are few unorganised pharmacies, therefore, most critical cases are transferred to Mayadin and Riqqa.
Clinics and medical points have almost disappeared in the countryside in general, as people rely on few pharmacies and medications smuggled from Iraq and Turkey, despite the agreement between the Health Directorate of regime and international Red Cross to mend the medical facilities affected by battles and the UNICEF, moreover, it had received 20 tonnes of medication from UNICEF, but they are only distributed in areas under regime’s control in Hasaka and Qamishli.
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