Women can give birth for free at the Isaie Jeanty hospital in the Haitian capital thanks to foreign aid -- but hospital equipment theft is so rampant an operating room has been closed almost since the site opened.

Mexico's gets praise, Argentina and Britain criticism for swine flu response as caseload grows. As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health.

As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health.

Britain warned it could face more than 100,000 daily cases of swine flu and the United States called a meeting of top officials as governments grappled on Friday with a resurgent swine flu pandemic.

The World Health Organization on Thursday vowed poor countries in the Americas would receive enough antivirals to combat the swine flu outbreak, amid fresh concern over the epidemic's spread.

The World Health Organization on Thursday vowed poor countries in the Americas would receive enough antivirals to combat the swine flu outbreak, amid fresh concern over the pandemic's spread.

Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico.

World health officials tackle swine flu pandemic, spreading in Southern Hemisphere, Europe. Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico.

Amid resignation and protests, Mexico begins forced 5-day break to contain virus. Mexico raised its confirmed swine flu death toll from 15 to 16 on Friday, adding that the total number of confirmed cases of the virus had risen to 397.

Mexico raised its confirmed swine flu death toll from 15 to 16 on Friday, adding that the total number of confirmed cases of the virus had risen to 397.

Latin American nations are better prepared to handle today's H1N1 flu outbreak than five years ago when avian flu struck, the head of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said Friday.

The first case of swine flu was confirmed in Asia as health experts said the world appeared better prepared to fight an epidemic now than a few years ago and vowed a vaccine was only months away.