Slovenia to Stockpile Anti-Viral Drugs, Minister Says

Ljubljana, 14 October - Health Minister Andrej Brucan has announced that Slovenia is in the process of creating a stockpile of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu that would suffice for about a quarter of the population in the event that the current strain of the avian flu virus mutates into a form easily transmitted between people.

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