April 24, 2024
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IFRC releases emergency funds to combat N. Korean flu outbreak

Funds will go to help 373,000 people in three DPRK provinces

The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) has released over 300,000 Swiss Francs from its Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) in response to a continuing outbreak of the Influenza A H1N1 virus in North Korea, the humanitarian group announced on Monday.

The release of the 303,779 Swiss Francs follows information shared by DPRK authorities to the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 25, revealing 178,259 influenza-like illness (ILI) cases and 110,015 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza A across the country.

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