Energy Security Boosted by ADB in Asia
Increased use of clean energy in Asia and Pacific will be promoted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to boost the region's energy security// according to an ADB report released on Friday. The ADB will conduct a study into its energy policy, backed by a technical assistance grant of $1 millio...ADB To Provide Resources For Combating Bird Flu
...in Asia and the Pacific. // The Manila-based adb said Friday that the project would provide resourc...part of up to $470 million in funds pledged by the adb to fight avian flu, was designed in coordination w...icken and other birds. According to a recent adb study, a human flu pandemic - which experts have w...Roche Commits More Antiviral Pills To Asia For Bird Flu
...id facility to help countries in the event of a pandemic. "We expect the $38 million grant assistance which we are preparing now to be approved by the adb board by the end of next month," said Jacques Jeugmans, ABD's main health specialist. The official tally of human cases as revealed by the WHO is 147 ...