KIEV, December 20 (RIA Novosti) - The United Nations has proposed Ukraine to help combat the bird flu virus in the Ukrainian autonomy of the Crimea near the Black Sea, UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine Francis M. O'Donnell said Tuesday.
The Ukrainian Emergency Situations Ministry supported the initiative and suggested that the government ask UN organizations to finance anti-virus measures.
Ukraine currently needs 60,000 respiratory and skin protection kits, 3,500 disinfecting devices and four incubators, among other things for preventing the spread of the bird flu.