Financial Support to Developing Countries to Face the Challenges Associated with Avian Influenza

This presentation discusses financial support mechanisms for developing countries to deal with Avian Influenza consequences. It examines potential impacts of the disease, reasons to offer international financial support, what to finance in the pre-pandemic phase and what to finance in the pandemic phase, mechanisms of financing, and available international resources, including the role of the IDB. This paper was created for the Seminar Los Medios de Comunicación en America Latina frente a la Amenaza de la Gripe Aviar held in Washington D.C., on July 11th, 2006.

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Main Author: Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors: André Medici
Format: Discussion Papers & Presentations biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:Financial Service, Disease, avian influenza, flu pandemic, international financial support, bird flu, zoonosis,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0006878
https://publications.iadb.org/en/financial-support-developing-countries-face-challenges-associated-avian-influenza
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Summary:This presentation discusses financial support mechanisms for developing countries to deal with Avian Influenza consequences. It examines potential impacts of the disease, reasons to offer international financial support, what to finance in the pre-pandemic phase and what to finance in the pandemic phase, mechanisms of financing, and available international resources, including the role of the IDB. This paper was created for the Seminar Los Medios de Comunicación en America Latina frente a la Amenaza de la Gripe Aviar held in Washington D.C., on July 11th, 2006.