Food poisoning on holiday compensation

Tran Thi Giang Huong, director of the WHO’s Division of Programs for Disease Control for the Western Pacific region, yesterday asked for help from the WHO to urgently provide 10 doses of botulism antitoxin from its drug stockpile in Switzerland to treat patients who had eaten contaminated vegan pâte made by Hanoi-based Loi Song Moi Company. … [Read more...] about WHO sponsors 10 doses of botulism antitoxin to treat poisoned patients

On the other hand, if the methyl is not metabolized for a long time, it is discharged through urine, a process that became crucial to saving the patient, Lam said. … [Read more...] about Doctors infuse five liters of beer to save man from alcohol poisoning death

Some countries had the antitoxin serum available in their national reserves together with other rare medicines, Nguyên said, adding that the hospital ordered two bottles of antitoxin serum from Thailand to use for two patients treated at the hospital. Each serum bottle costs US$8,000. … [Read more...] about Manually canned food poses risks of poisoning

The Ministry of Health on Tuesday said the World Health Organization (WHO) has provided Vietnam with ten more vials of antidote worth US$8,000 each to treat ten serious botulinum poisoning cases caused by the consumption of a vegan pâté product of a local brand. … [Read more...] about Vietnam receives antitoxin shipment from WHO to treat botulism cases

The antitoxin would be taken from a World Health Organization (WHO) drug stockpile in Switzerland and delivered to Vietnam as soon as possible, said Tran Thi Giang Huong, director of the WHO’s Division of Programs for Disease Control for the Western Pacific region. … [Read more...] about WHO antitoxin shipment to help thinly spread Vietnam treat botulism cases