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Dorio86 Regular Location: Bankstown Registered: August 2005	Bird flu heading this way Fri, 16 September 2005 03:54 PRIME Minister John Howard today committed Australia to a new international partnership to combat bird flu, and said there was a high possibility of an epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region. US President George W Bush outlined the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, aimed at limiting the spread of the disease during a potential outbreak, during his address to the United Nations World Summit on Wednesday. The head of the UN World Health Organisation warned today that avian flu would likely mutate and become transmissible from human to human. The disease already has killed more than 60 people in Asia and Mr Howard said action was needed. "The possibility of a flu epidemic is quite high and it's very important that the world and particularly our own region should prepare for that," he said in New York, where he is attending the UN summit. Health Minister Tony Abbott will attend a special international health ministers' meeting in Canada later this year to discuss global preparedness, while the issue will be prominent at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November, Mr Howard said. Advertisement: "We share the view of the Americans and others that it's an area where APEC can and should be active," he said. Mr Howard said the Australian Government was working at the domestic, regional and wider international level on influenza and pandemic preparedness and response, spending $18 million since 2003 to combat avian influenza and SARS in the region. Mr Howard also committed $3 million over three years to the new Standing Fund for the Peacebuilding Commission created by the UN this week to help fragile states recover from wars and conflict, and increased Australia's contribution to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees from $270,000 to $650,000 this financial year. Taken from: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16621892-2927 7,00.html [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Bird flu heading this way	Dorio86	Fri, 16 September 2005 03:54
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Corona RT142	Fri, 16 September 2005 03:57
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Merudo	Fri, 16 September 2005 05:06
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	RWDboy	Fri, 16 September 2005 04:40
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Dorio86	Fri, 16 September 2005 05:03
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	M.J.H	Fri, 16 September 2005 06:45
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	RWDboy	Fri, 16 September 2005 14:44
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	4DaDrift	Fri, 16 September 2005 10:57
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Evan	Fri, 16 September 2005 05:11
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Merudo	Fri, 16 September 2005 05:18
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	clubagreenie	Fri, 16 September 2005 07:18
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	EldarO	Fri, 16 September 2005 07:22
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Corona RT142	Fri, 16 September 2005 07:24
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	river	Fri, 16 September 2005 11:32
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	sated	Fri, 16 September 2005 15:54
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	oldcorollas	Fri, 16 September 2005 17:13
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	EldarO	Fri, 16 September 2005 17:35
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Corona RT142	Sat, 17 September 2005 07:30
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	WaLLLY	Sat, 17 September 2005 07:22
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	EldarO	Sat, 17 September 2005 07:36
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Corona RT142	Sat, 17 September 2005 07:55
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	draven	Sat, 17 September 2005 08:05
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Dorio86	Sat, 17 September 2005 11:02
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	SEXY 16	Sat, 17 September 2005 11:09
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	draven	Sat, 17 September 2005 23:39
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	ke382TG	Mon, 19 September 2005 03:04
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Dorio86	Tue, 20 September 2005 10:22
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Benjamin	Mon, 19 September 2005 10:30
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	ke382TG	Wed, 21 September 2005 00:15
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Dorio86	Wed, 21 September 2005 00:17
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	ke382TG	Wed, 21 September 2005 00:24
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Dorio86	Wed, 21 September 2005 00:26
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Corona RT142	Wed, 21 September 2005 00:30
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Dorio86	Wed, 21 September 2005 00:41
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	ke382TG	Wed, 21 September 2005 00:45
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Corona RT142	Wed, 21 September 2005 00:47
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	mynameisrodney	Wed, 21 September 2005 00:50
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Dorio86	Wed, 21 September 2005 01:03
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Dorio86	Wed, 21 September 2005 01:03
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	SW20R	Wed, 21 September 2005 03:13
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Dorio86	Wed, 21 September 2005 05:31
	Re: Bird flu heading this way	Evan	Wed, 21 September 2005 06:30

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