13 June 2007
European Commission and Japan Grant US$15 Million for Bird Flu
The European Union and the Japanese government have given grants amounting to US$10 million and US$5 million respectively for handling the bird flu virus in Indonesia.
The grants were announced during a meeting between the Indonesian government and the donor countries at the “ HPAI in Indonesia: Latest Situation and Future Steps to Control H5N1 Virus” as the theme, at the Gran Melia Hotel, Jakarta, today (13/6).
“The spread of bird flu virus in Indonesia is sporadic and doesn't show any certain pattern. The war against this virus must be applied in all directions, especially as regards animals as the source of infection,” said Bayu Krisnamurthi, Head of the National Team for Bird Flu Handling and Readiness to Face Pandemic Influenza (Komnas FBPI).
It is planned that the grants will be used for supporting activities such as vaccine quality, socialization of fowl vaccination, vaccination officer training, access to vaccine storage and vaccine procurement.
The grants will be divided, for the Agriculture Department US$9.56 million and the remainder for the Komnas FBPI for many activities.
The time to use the grants is between July, 2007 and July, 2009.
Many activities to handle bird flu on animals have been prepared.
However, Musny Suatmojo, Director of Animal Health at the Agriculture Department, refused to give the details.
“Now it's being discussed in the meeting. Tomorrow there'll be certainties as regards the activity details,” he said.
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The grants were announced during a meeting between the Indonesian government and the donor countries at the “ HPAI in Indonesia: Latest Situation and Future Steps to Control H5N1 Virus” as the theme, at the Gran Melia Hotel, Jakarta, today (13/6).
“The spread of bird flu virus in Indonesia is sporadic and doesn't show any certain pattern. The war against this virus must be applied in all directions, especially as regards animals as the source of infection,” said Bayu Krisnamurthi, Head of the National Team for Bird Flu Handling and Readiness to Face Pandemic Influenza (Komnas FBPI).
It is planned that the grants will be used for supporting activities such as vaccine quality, socialization of fowl vaccination, vaccination officer training, access to vaccine storage and vaccine procurement.
The grants will be divided, for the Agriculture Department US$9.56 million and the remainder for the Komnas FBPI for many activities.
The time to use the grants is between July, 2007 and July, 2009.
Many activities to handle bird flu on animals have been prepared.
However, Musny Suatmojo, Director of Animal Health at the Agriculture Department, refused to give the details.
“Now it's being discussed in the meeting. Tomorrow there'll be certainties as regards the activity details,” he said.
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