Tangerang Jadi Pilot Project Flu Burung Tiga Negara
Nograhany Widhi K - detikcom
Jakarta - Tangerang will be made the handling pilot project of the bird flu virus in an integrated manner.
This project was done co-operated with Singapore and was the initiative 3 countries.
"This project results" of the "initiative of three countries namely Indonesia, Singapore, the United States (the USA) in the APEC meeting in Busan, South Korea, last 2005," said the Co-ordinating Minister Kesra Aburizal Bakrie in the press conference after the signing MoU with the Singaporean government in the Menko Office Kesra, Street Medan Merdeka Barat, Jakarta, on Wednesday (9/5/2007).
The signing was carried out by Ical, like that the Aburizal Bakrie term, and Singaporean Health Minister Khow Boon Wan
Ical said, this project was the handling project of bird flu in an integrated manner to prevent the occurrence pandemik and controlled the bird flu virus in Indonesia.
If the pilot project in Tangerang this was successful then could be developed in the other area.
Tangerang was made the pilot project because the first time the case of the bird flu virus descended on humankind in Indonesia happened in this city during 2005.
"70 percent case" of "bird flu in Indonesia had the environment that was the same as Tangerang," said Ical.
This project, said Ical, will take place for 3 years.
In the period 3 years consist of 6 months, 2 years and 6 months of the evaluation period of the implementation period of the preparations period.
This project will spend the fund around Rp 44 billion.
Singapore will help around US$ 1 million and the fund will from APBN be taken of Rp 20 billion.
Bayu Krisna Mukti, Ketua Pelaksana of the Komnas Flu Burung Daily said, Singapore will study in the field of the bird flu research from beginning the research to the prevention.
This because of Singapore became the area of transit and did not have the agricultural land and livestock breeding, therefore learned from Indonesia.
"His preparations have been carried around the last 9 months out," said Bayu.
The USA, said Bayu, will enter this project through his agency personally.
Even so the matter of his funding will be carried out by them themselves.
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