A Velez Sarsfield's fan wears a face mask with his team's emblem, as a precaution against swine flu, prior to the Argentina's league final soccer game between Velez Sarsfield and Huracan in Buenos Aires, Sunday, July 5, 2009.
Associated Press Writer
(Published: July 6, 2009)
The United Nations may need more than $1 billion this year to help poor countries fight the global swine flu epidemic, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.
Ban said the money is needed to ensure that poor countries get some vaccine doses and antivirals if the global epidemic continues to spread. But he could not provide exact details on how the $1 billion would be spent.
