The US government has granted Cambodia $5 million to help combat bird flu
- From: Chim <ChimS1@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:49:19 -0700
US Hands Cambodia $5 Million on Fight Bird Flu
Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
01 October 2007
The US government has granted Cambodia $5 million to help combat bird
flu, a disease that has claimed seven lives in the country since
2005.
"USAID will use the $5 million to help the [government] to increase
its capacity to strengthen human and animal surveillance systems;
build disease outbreak response capacity; improve laboratory
diagnostic capacity; and fund national Avian Influence public
awareness and communications campaigns," the embassy said.
Ouch Borith, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
and Scot Covert, Acting USAID Mission Director, signed on behalf of
their governments, the embassy said.
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