India pledges $2 million for global response to bird flu (The Hindu) NEW DELHI: Global donors pledged $406.1 million as response to the threat of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) (bird flu) and State of Pandemic Readiness at the New Delhi International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza that concluded here on Thursday. [News Source]

“Substantial Progress” in Global Avian Flu Response, Report Says (U.S. Department of State) The world community has made progress in its response to avian influenza, according to a new United Nations-World Bank report whose results are announced at the New Delhi International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza. More than 600 delegates from 105 countries -- including 70 ministers from the public health and animal health sectors -- and 20 international and ... [News Source]

“Substantial Progress” in Global Avian Flu Response, Report Says (Payvand Iran News) The world community has made progress in its response to avian influenza, according to a new United Nations-World Bank report whose results were announced in New Delhi December 4, the first day of the New Delhi International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza. -USINFO [News Source]

Nations pledge 406 million dollars to combat bird flu at India meet (EARTHtimes.org) New Delhi - Donor nations pledged 406.1 million dollars for combating bird flu at an international conference in New Delhi Thursday, less than their 475-million-dollar pledge in 2006, indicating a lower threat perception fom the disease. The United S... [News Source]

Donors pledge extra $406 mln in bird flu funds (Environmental News Network) NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Foreign donors have pledged $406 million in additional funds for efforts to combat bird flu, but another $800 million is still needed and countries still need to be better prepared for any pandemic, officials said on Thursday. The funds were pledged on the final day of a three-day summit in New Delhi, India, of experts on avian influenza from across the world, aimed at ... [News Source]