Developing countries get help with birdflu vaccine


  • World
  • Wednesday, 25 Apr 2007

GENEVA (Reuters) - Six developing countries, including Indonesia, which has the highest human death toll from bird flu, will get help in making vaccines against the virus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. 

The United Nations health agency said Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam would receive up to $2.5 million from donations made by the United States and Japan. 

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