Indonesia launching massive campaign to fight bird flu
September 4th, 2006
Indonesian authorities announced the start of a nationwide anti bird flu campaign on Friday, in an attempt to stop the spreading of the disease which has been confirmed in 29 out of the country’s 31 provinces. After two years since the first cases confirmed on Indonesian soil, the death toll has risen to 47 in the Asian country and now massive funding is going towards an effort which is planned to help the country go through the crisis. One health official declared the government is aware that the issue is not one that will go away soon. Women and children constitute the majority of bird flu victims so far.