Japan, China, Korea And ASEAN Countries Agree To Increase Tamiflu Stockpile
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Health ministers from 10 ASEAN countries and Japan, China, Korea agreed May 8 to increase Tamiflu (oseltamivir) stockpiles. The ministers acknowledged that the avian flu virus H5N1 is still a large health threat to the region. The meeting also mentioned that 90 percent of flu drugs and vaccine production are concentrated in the U.S. and Europe, and effectively securing a drug supply remained a major problem. (Click here for more - Japanese language