Thursday, December 6, 2007

Donors commit 400m dollars to fight bird flu

International donors have committed more money to the impending avian influenza pandemic, operating on the belief that "The cost of the pandemic would be far greater than the cost of mitigation." The World Bank estimates that an avian flu pandemic could cost $2 trillion in total. Wow.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hqKyY-IJuCC2odONv537Owc5NGbA

- Elizabeth

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