Press Release: The Commission on track to mobilize EUR100 Million to combat Bird Flu around the world

The European Commission anounced on 28 April 2006 that it was well on track to fully mobilize €100 million pledged at the Beijing conference to combat Avian Influenza around the world, ahead of the target date. Funds pledged were aimed at helping poorer countries tackle Bird flu in the animal population, and increase preparedness for a possible human pandemic. The Commission aimed to deploy the whole amount pledged before the Senior Officials Meeting that would bring together donors and beneficiary countries in Vienna on 6-7 June 2006, and was set to achieve that goal well within the deadline.

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