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Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 7 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 May 2003. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Thursday, 15 May 2003 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Dept for International Development

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the potential consequences of an outbreak of SARS in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Answer

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment her Department has made of the potential consequences of an outbreak of SARS in Sub-Saharan Africa. [112734] Hilary Benn: The Department for International Development has not made any specific assessment of the potential consequences of an outbreak of SARS in Sub-Saharan Africa. We look to the World Health Organization to provide a technical lead on this issue.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
112734; 405 c398W;405 c396W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Africa Diseases Economic situation SARS
Link
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