Canada Contributes $15 Million to Build Public Health Capacity in Southeast Asia and China

Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh, Minister of State (Public Health) Dr. Carolyn Bennett and Minister for International Cooperation Aileen Carroll, announced that Canada will contribute a total of $15 million to build public health capacity in Southeast Asia related to emerging infectious diseases. Funding of $15 million over five years will go to the Canada Asia Regional Emerging Infectious Disease initiative to improve surveillance, monitoring and risk communication related to emerging infectious diseases in Southeast Asia and China. The project, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), has the goal of reducing the threat of emerging infectious diseases to human security, regional stability and sustainable development in the Southeast Asia Region and China.