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Published 07/06/2009 by AFP via Yahoo!


Poor nations need $1 bln to combat swine flu: UN

GENEVA (AFP) Developing countries could need about one billion dollars by the end of the year to fund measures against the swine flu pandemic, especially vaccines, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.

Asked about his estimate of their needs ahead of a meeting with donor...

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...H1N1), Ban said: "For the remainder of this year our estimate is that we may need a little over one billion dollars." Funding had 'not been...
Poor nations need $1 bln to combat swine flu: UN [AFP via Yahoo! - 07/06/2009]
...them, he added. "This pandemic flu is also a sort of a global crisis which needs global response through global partnership and solidarity" said Ban. WHO Director...
Poor nations need $1 bln to combat swine flu: UN [AFP via Yahoo! - 07/06/2009]

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