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WORLD BANK ALLOCATES 6.25 MLN DOLLARS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS PROJECT IN ARMENIA
Noyan Tapan
June 05 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The World Bank (WB) will provide
a credit of 6.25 mln USD for the Avian Influenza Preparedness
Project in Armenia. The WB Board of Directors made a decision on this
recently. The WB Yerevan Office Director Roger Robinson said during a
press conefernce on June 5 that the project will also be supported by
a $803,900 co-financing Policy and Human Resource Developemnt (PHRD)
Grant from the Japanese Government. According to R. Robinson, the
project will help the Armenian government to minimize the threat of
an avian influenza pandemic in Armenia, as well as to be prepared
for emergencies as a result of avian influenza and other infectious
diseases among humans. Under the project, three laboratories will
be fitted with equipment. In the human health sector, the project
will reduce the impact of a pandemic influenza through year-round
surveillance, effective and accurate methods of diagnosis, social
distance interventions and strengthened medical services. Under this
project, no vaccine is envisaged for birds. R.Robinson noted that
in case of a pandemic, small and medium poultry farms with up to
200 birds will receive a compensation in the amount of 75% of loss
incurred. Prior to it, these farms have to pay some symbolic sum to
the Foundation of Compensation. Large poultry farms are not elegible
for compensation under the project. It was noted that a project of
almost the same cost is also being implemented in Georgia, and one
of the projects under implementation in Azerbaijan will also serve
this purpose.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Noyan Tapan
June 05 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The World Bank (WB) will provide
a credit of 6.25 mln USD for the Avian Influenza Preparedness
Project in Armenia. The WB Board of Directors made a decision on this
recently. The WB Yerevan Office Director Roger Robinson said during a
press conefernce on June 5 that the project will also be supported by
a $803,900 co-financing Policy and Human Resource Developemnt (PHRD)
Grant from the Japanese Government. According to R. Robinson, the
project will help the Armenian government to minimize the threat of
an avian influenza pandemic in Armenia, as well as to be prepared
for emergencies as a result of avian influenza and other infectious
diseases among humans. Under the project, three laboratories will
be fitted with equipment. In the human health sector, the project
will reduce the impact of a pandemic influenza through year-round
surveillance, effective and accurate methods of diagnosis, social
distance interventions and strengthened medical services. Under this
project, no vaccine is envisaged for birds. R.Robinson noted that
in case of a pandemic, small and medium poultry farms with up to
200 birds will receive a compensation in the amount of 75% of loss
incurred. Prior to it, these farms have to pay some symbolic sum to
the Foundation of Compensation. Large poultry farms are not elegible
for compensation under the project. It was noted that a project of
almost the same cost is also being implemented in Georgia, and one
of the projects under implementation in Azerbaijan will also serve
this purpose.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress