WHO praises Mexico's response to H1N1 flu

Special Report: World Tackles A/H1N1 Flu 

MEXICO CITY, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The World Health
Organization (WHO) Tuesday praised Mexico's professionalism, responsibility and
transparency in handling the A/H1N1 flu outbreak.

People wear surgical masks in Mexico
city, May 3, 2009. Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos
late Sunday raised the death toll of the A/H1N1 flu to 22 and the number
of infected cases to 568 in the country. (Xinhua/AFP
Photo)
Photo
Gallery

The experience of Mexico would be essential for the
international community, said Philippe Lamy, WHO representative in Mexico, when
meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon.

Calderon expressed gratitude for the "exceptional
work" of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Canadian
government in their coordination with Mexico in curbing the epidemic.

Lamy and Calderon stressed the importance of
information exchanges in further understanding of the A/H1N1 flu strain's
features and its evolution.

They also discussed measures to further cooperation
with other countries in the region to curb the spread of the virus.

Mexico said on Monday that the impact of the epidemic
appears to be waning and the Latin American country can gradually get back to
normal.

The virus has killed 29 people and confirmed cases
have risen to 913, according to Mexico's latest official figures.