Donors at Beijing bird flu funding conference pledge $1.9 bil.

Donors at Beijing bird flu funding conference pledge $1.9 bil.

BEIJING, China - The International Pledging Conference on Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza ends a two-day meeting at a Beijing hotel on Jan. 18, with donor countries and international organizations pledging $1.9 billion in funds to combat bird flu and a potential bird flu pandemic.

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