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- 'Poor countries battle WHO over bird flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organization might guarantee that poor nations get access to bird flu vaccines in the event of a pandemic, the top WHO flu official said Monday, hoping to end a dispute triggered by Indonesia's decision to stop sharing virus samples.
'WHO Fights Poor Countries Over Bird Flu Vaccine (Fox News)
World Health Organization may have to guarantee poor nations access to bird flu vaccines to end fight with Indonesia over sample sharing
'U.N.: Progress for bird flu vaccine (UPI)
The United Nations reports further progress towards ensuring access to vaccines for developing countries in the event of a human bird flu pandemic.
'Indonesia still refusing to share bird flu samples (International Herald Tribune)
Indonesian health officials remained defiant on Monday at the start of a three-day meeting with the World Health Organization, saying Indonesia would refuse to share its H5N1 bird flu samples with the organization's researchers unless the country was guaranteed affordable access to vaccines.
'Indonesia continues to defy requests to share samples of bird flu (International Herald Tribune)
At the start of a meeting with the World Health Organization, Indonesia remained firm in refusing to share samples of the H5N1 bird flu virus.
'Poor countries maneuver for access to bird flu vaccine (CNN.com)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Children rarely die from measles or other preventable diseases in the West, but in the developing world lifesaving drugs and vaccines are still out of reach for many. Will access to bird flu vaccines be any different?
'Indonesia says WHO Rules on Sharing Bird Flu Samples Must Change (Voice of America)
The Indonesian government says World Health Organization rules on sharing bird flu samples with private companies are unacceptable and must change. Indonesia says poor countries must participate in the development of any potential vaccine for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.
'Indonesia calls for bird flu shakeup (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesia's health minister called Monday for new rules to govern the development of human vaccines against bird flu to ensure poorer nations can afford them.
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