Nations Pledge Nearly $2 Bil. To Combat Bird Flu
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The international community pledged $1.9 bil. to curb the spread of avian flu, far exceeding the amount World Bank projected was needed to fight the disease. U.S. pledged $334 mil., the largest amount from a single country.
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