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UN Chief: $1 Billion Needed against Swine Flu
July 6, 2009
By Elaine Engeler
The United Nations may need more than $1 billion this year to help poor countries fight the global swine flu epidemic, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
Ban said the money is needed to ensure that poor countries get some vaccine doses and antivirals if the global epidemic continues to spread. But he could not provide exact details on how the $1 billion would be spent.
"The funding has not been flowing as we have been expecting," Ban told reporters. "We are now mobilizing all resources possible."
© 2009 The Washington Post Company
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category: News from Other Sources : Outbreaks
contributed by Liza Nanni on 9 July 2009
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