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  • Turkey Allocates $55 Million to Bird Flu Prevention

    11.08.2006 Wednesday - ISTANBUL 21:29
    Turkey Allocates $55 Million to Bird Flu Prevention

    Wednesday, November 08, 2006
    zaman.com


    Turkey launched a new $55 million initiative to combat the bird flu over the next four years.


    Over $34 million in funding for the Bird Flu Preparation and Prevention Project came from the World Bank through a long-term loan, with the European Union donating $12.7 million and an additional $1 million from the United States.



    The Turkish government and the private sector will contribute to the project with $7 million. An advertising campaign is planned under the project as well as intensive studies over the 2006-2010 period.

    "We are in this breathing space before it happens. We do not know how long that breathing space is going to be. But, if we are not all organizing ourselves to get ready and to take action to prepare for a pandemic, then we are squandering an opportunity for our human security"- Dr. David Nabarro
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