[February 10, 2006] Health & Pharma - Turkish pre-accession funds may be released to fight bird flu Tweet (EurActiv (English) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Brief News:Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner Markos Kyprianou said on 13 January 2006 that the enlargement funds foreseen for Turkey for 2007 (around 4 million euro) could be made available in 2006 to combat the avian influenza and stop the disease from becoming endemic in Turkey. The Commission also announced80 million euro of fundingto fight bird flu in non-EU countries. These funds will be officially pledged in theinternational ministerialconferenceon avian and human influenza in Beijing on 17-18 January 2006. The conference is a follow-up on the United States' initiative, launched in November 2005,to structure international co-operation on the issue. "Helping others is a form of self-defence," said Kyprianou, who also pointed outthat transparency is crucial and forms the basis for international support on bird flu. :EU official documents Commission:Avian and human pandemic influenza - the EC external response Commission press release:Commission pledges 80 million to fight bird flu in third countries(13 January 2006)[FR][DE] Commission press release:Commissioner Kyprianou visits China to discuss avian flu, influenza preparedness and product safety(16 January 2006) Press articles Bloomberg.comChina Hosts International Meeting on Fight to Control Bird Flu CNN:EU pledges $100M to bird flu fight Nouvel Observateur:Grippe aviaire: Bruxelles va dbloquer 80 millions d'euros Der Standard:EU reist mit 80 Millionen Euro zur Konferenz in Peking [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]