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World bank plans $50 mln bird flu aid for Nigeria |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank is planning a $50 million project to help Nigeria, the first African country to be infected with the avian flu virus, the bank said on Friday. Funding for the project will come from the bank's new global financing facility for avian flu, worth up to $500 million. |
Under that program, the bank has already given the go-ahead for a $4 million grant to Kyrgyzstan to help prepare for possible outbreaks. The bank said it is also drawing up plans to help Niger, which borders Nigeria. |
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