Announcing
UNDP has launched a new web site for information on fund management and administrative services and includes the website of the Central Fund for Influenza Action.
Please visit: Multi-Donor Trust Funds & Joint Programmes
About the portal
UN Response to avian flu and the pandemic threat. For further information, please visit our About section.
Confirmed cases
Please visit our page on confirmed cases for detailed data on avian influenza outbreaks in humans and animals.
Useful Links
We have compiled a list of useful links from a variety of sources, including governments, international agencies, NGOs and scientific organizations. Please feel free to inform us of additional web sites for consideration. View the list.
Austria
News & Events
Influenza vaccines for the World – IVW 2006
Place : Vienna, Austria
Organization : http://www.meetingsmanagement.com/ivw_2006
Agenda : Report the latest data and trends associated with current and new influenza vaccines and their availability/delivery worldwide.
Participation : -
Focus : -
Coverage : Global
9th European Health Forum Gastein, "Health sans frontières"
Place : Bad Gastein, Austria
Organization : Gastein Forum
http://www.ehfg.org/typo3/index.php?id=69&L=2
Agenda : Pandemics among others.
Participation : Government at EU, national and regional levels; business and industry; health care providers, experts and researchers in public health
Focus : Pandemic
Coverage : Regional
Senior officials meeting (SOM) on avian and human pandemic influenza
Place : Vienna, Austria
Organization : IPAPI – EU
www.mfa.at
Agenda : Update on avian influenza, on pandemic preparedness strategies, on the mobilisation of pledges.
Participation : Government representatives
Focus : Avian Flu and Pandemic
Coverage : Global
61th Meeting of the Transatlantic Legislator’ Dialogue (TLD)
Place : Vienna
Organization : US congress and European Parliament
Agenda : On the agenda: fight against pandemic, disaster relief and prevention.
Participation : -
Focus : Pandemic
Coverage : Regional
In the news
Reuters; 9 May 2008 – The World Health Organisation called on Friday for more collaborative research into the bird flu virus, which it said could help reduce death and illness in a human influenza pandemic.
ThePoultrySite; 8 May 2008 – Experts from the World Health Organisation have this week revised their guidance measures that spell out how a country can prepare itself to tackle a bird flu epidemic on a scale yet unseen.
eFluxMedia; 8 May 2008 – During a conference held in Geneva on May 6, World Health Organization experts warned on the increased risk of a human bird flu pandemic, as the bird flu virus gains more ground than ever.
Photo gallery
Please visit the UNSIC photo gallery
These photos were assembled by UNSIC and are available for use in communication materials related to avian influneza.