[Iran Press TV Latest] The Islamic Development Bank has donated $1 million to the Palestinian Ministry of Health to help prevent the spread of the swine flu virus.
Dr. Muhammad Shtayeh of the Fatah Central Committee said the contribution came as part of its mandate to improve the health condition of Palestinians, the Ma'an News Agency reported on September 15,
The grant is meant to help institutions fighting the H1N1 virus and which struggle against its spread, he added.
The announcement came the same day that seven students were diagnosed with the virus in a Nablus area school.
The caretaker ministries of health and education closed the school to prevent the spread of the disease.
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