Identifier
Created
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04WELLINGTON862
2004-10-14 00:05:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Wellington
Cable title:  

NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON POLIO ERADICATION REQUEST

Tags:  KSCA TBIO NZ OECD 
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UNCLAS WELLINGTON 000862 

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR OES/IHA, EAP/ANP

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KSCA TBIO NZ OECD
SUBJECT: NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON POLIO ERADICATION REQUEST

REF: STATE 208754

UNCLAS WELLINGTON 000862

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR OES/IHA, EAP/ANP

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KSCA TBIO NZ OECD
SUBJECT: NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON POLIO ERADICATION REQUEST

REF: STATE 208754


1. Post delivered reftel demarche to the America's Division
of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Dr.
Douglas Lush, Acting Director of the Communicable Diseases
Unit in the Ministry of Health; and to Vicki Poole, Global
Group Program Manager at the NZ Agency for International
Development (NZAID.)


2. On behalf of these agencies, Poole responded in writing to
Post that New Zealand could not provide additional funding
for this initiative, as NZAID's budget is committed for this
financial year. Poole reminded post of New Zealand's past
donations of NZ$1.6 million (US1.1 million) in 2003 to the
Initiative through the WHO, UNICEF and New Zealand Rotary
International, and NZ$200,000 (US140,000) in 2004, also to
New Zealand Rotary International. She added that the Polio
Initiative will be considered seriously in future funding
rounds, as immunization is a key component of NZAID's
development strategy. However, she also noted that NZAID's
priority focus remains the Pacific, and the entire Africa
program budget is less than NZ$1 million (US700,000) per
year. Poole's response has been faxed to EAP/ANP.
Burnett