Hanoi, March 12 -- Botulism antitoxin is a rare, critical medicine that can prevent the toxin from causing further harm and significantly improve the chances of recovery when administered promptly.
Upon receiving the alert from national health authorities, WHO mobilized rapidly across all three levels of the Organization - country office, regional office, and headquarters - to identify available supplies from the global stockpile in Geneva and arrange immediate transport to Viet Nam.
WHO worked closely with the Ministry of Health, local health authorities, and airport and logistics partners to ensure the vials reached Da Nang as quickly and as safely as possible.
"We extend our deepest concern to the affected patients and their families,...