Friday, November 12, 2010 15:26 pm
JAKARTA - MICOM: The European Union will provide 22 ambulances to hospitals in Indonesia to support controlling bird flu outbreaks.
A press release received here on Friday (12/11) mentions the 22 ambulance was symbolically handed over the Minister of Health Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih to three hospitals namely Dr Friendship, Army Hospital Gatot Subroto both in Jakarta and hospitals Serang, Banten. Delivery of cars to the three hospitals that coincided with the celebration ceremony of the National Health Day 46th November 12, 2010 in the Ministry of Health in Jakarta.
It is said, an ambulance assistance is provided in the context of projects funded by the European Union which aims to support the Indonesian government's efforts to control bird flu outbreaks in humans and pandemic flu preparedness. The project entitled 'National strategy for Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic influenza preparedness in humans conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) together with the Ministry of Health of Indonesia with grant aid of 13.5 million euros from the European Union. The EU is the largest donor to Indonesia in an effort to control avian influenza (AI) H5NI.
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