March 22, 2011

Vietnam to have funding for animal disease prevention

US$25 million funding has been awarded for the 'Prevention of avian flu, human flu and pandemic prevention in Vietnam' (VAHIP) project.

The approval of the increase has been given by the Vietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung.

According to a report, the increased fund resources will come from the International Development Association (IDA) of World Bank (WB), a non-refundable Trust Fund for Avian Influenza Prevention and Human Influenza (AHIF). The amount given by the three organisations are US$10 million, US$13 million and US$2 million respectively.

The project will be extended from the period of 2011 to 2013, with the aim of carrying out its objectives. It has been stated that 11 cities and provinces including Hanoi, the northern provinces of Lang Son, Thai Binh and  Thanh Hoa, the central provinces of  Ha Tinh, Thua Thien Hue and Binh Dinh, the southern provinces of Tay Ninh, Long An, Tien Giang and Dong Thap are managed by the project.