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It’s almost never a good sign when the top medical official of a country quits in the middle of an epidemic outbreak.
For several days there have been charges levied in the Argentine press that the situation with the H1N1 swine flu was more serious than was being reported, and that attempts to declare a health emergency were being thwarted due to political concerns.
This report from Reuters.
Argentine health minister quits as flu spreads
Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:09pm EDT
BUENOS AIRES, June 29 (Reuters) - Argentine Health Minister Graciela Ocana resigned on Monday amid an outbreak of the deadly H1N1 flu strain that has killed 26 people in the country, several television stations reported.
Speculation had grown in recent weeks that Ocana was unhappy in the job and it was widely reported in Argentine media that other cabinet ministers had blocked her measures to combat the current outbreak of H1N1 flu and a previous dengue outbreak. (Reporting by Helen Popper)
