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Egypt - Some Members of the Shura Assembly Refuse to Borrow 10 Million Dollars to Fight Bird Flu

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Members of the ?Shura? refuse to loan 10 million dollars to combat the ?avian flu?

Mohamed Hossam 6-4 / 2009

Committee members objected to the joint committees of agricultural production, irrigation, land reclamation, health, population, environment, financial and economic committee in the Shura Council yesterday a loan agreement between Egypt and the Islamic Development Bank to help finance a project to control avian influenza at $ 10 million will be repaid on 20 years with a grace period of 5 years In addition to making administrative expenses are estimated at 2.5% of the amount for the years of implementation.

He apprehended that the Convention of Representatives ignored how to combat the disease, and drew attention to other things, such as the rehabilitation of buildings, laboratories and the Institute for the production of vaccines and vaccines for control of the Central Laboratory of vital veterinary products, and provide laboratory equipment and devices mentioned for veterinary with the processing, transport and processing of 4 rooms and the supply of cooling a number of ad hoc 22 to transport and distribute the vaccine and the number of refrigerator 270 and 460 also include the cooling of 90 laptop computers and a receiver, and 15 information and distributor of equipment for research and development.

Said Dr. Saleh Shimi Chairman of the Health Committee that everything was being carried out in Egypt by borrowing .. He asked: How long we will continue to borrow? He will not take the loan for the purchase of ?Lap Top? or the establishment of laboratories for vaccines, but should be the employment of the loan in combating the disease, which threatens Egypt after they increased the incidence of the disease and went to the 62 cases since early this year only, while in 2006 38 cases.

Shimi and recommended solving the problems of pig yards, located in Egypt, because the disease has become endemic, where there are about 40 thousand pigs a rapid movement of the disease to humans, "Dr. Mahmoud Obosudairp, Under-Secretary of the Agriculture Committee said:" I expect the solution to the problem and the elimination of the disease and control of fast and wondered about the future vision and the policy of the government on the the fight against bird flu and control system and added: ?We do not Akhaddin the loan and because of cars and equipment, not only are we coming to Nbesm to talk?.

Commented Dr. Hussein Hegazy, Chairman of the Commission, saying ?the age of the rubber-stamp the agreement? and we will be officials such as ministers and ministers of the environment, health and agriculture to clear the objective of this purpose in the fight against the plan to combat the disease.

Mohamed Abdel Halim and called Shura Council member, the launch of a national campaign to deal with bird flu, such as polio and bilharzia because the disease has become endemic and must be dealt with strongly, and objected to the service fee and 2.5% per year as he considered the benefits of knowing that the loan without interest.


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