Africa: United States Contributes $320 Million to Global Avian Flu Fight (AllAfrica.com) Against a backdrop of palms and craggy mountains along the Red Sea, the U.S. government announced at the International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza it would pledge $320 million to help pay for global efforts to fight avian influenza and prepare people everywhere to face a future pandemic. [News Source]