Avian Influenza and the Pandemic Threat

Place : Tokyo

Organization : Japan, WHO

Agenda : Two day meeting to discuss the way to contain the potential influenza pandemic at early global stage.

Participation : Government officials from Asia and donor countries, and organization

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Beijing

Organization : PR China, European Commission, World Bank

Agenda : International pledge for supporting country programs, regional and global coordination.

Participation : Government officials (foreign affairs, development, health, agriculture)

Focus : Avian flu, Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Minneapolis

Organization : Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

Agenda : Identify critical risk assessment and mitigation, public policy, legal, supply chain and human resource elements of planning for business continuity in the event of an influenza pandemic.
http://programs.regweb.com/metro/cidrap/1

Participation : Business leaders, Government officials, Business-related organization officials

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : -

Place : Washington

Organization : US National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases
http://www.new-fields.com/birdflu/agenda.htm

Agenda : Evaluation of single issues for preparedness for a influenza pandemic.

Participation : Government officials, business leaders, scientifics.

Focus : Avian flu

Coverage : -

Place : Paris, Institut Pasteur

Organization : ISANH (Int Soc of antioxidants in nutrition and health),The Japanese Research Group on Avian Influenza (JRGAI)
The Japanese Research Group on Emerging Viral Diseases
http://www.isanh.com/avian-influenza

Agenda : Discuss new therapeutic targets for treatment and prevention in humans, and the strategies to avoid a human pandemic
discuss about the management of a catastrophic scenario, in the case of a pandemic outbreak.

Place : Steyning, Wilton Park Conferences

Organization : Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London; International Development and Research Centre, Ottawa; Hoffmann-La Roche
http://www.wiltonpark.org.uk/themes/economic/
conference.aspx?confref=WPS06/19

Agenda : Combating the threat, reduce risks of spread, strategic planning.

Participation : Gvt representatives, non-gvt organizations, academic institutions.

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : WHO, Geneva

Organization : WHO

Agenda : Operations, Surveillance and epidemiology, Public Health Measures.

Participation : 30 experts for gvt representatives

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Geneva

Organization : -

Agenda : Follow up to 12 December and Tokyo meetings: Finalization of protocols and adding functionality to strategic plan.

Participation : CDS Keiji Fukada

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Manila, Philippines

Organization : -

Agenda : Strategic planning with regional and country focal points.

Participation : WPRO, Janet Mina

Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Place : Kohala Coast, Hawaii

Organization : University of Wisconsin School of Medicine andPublic Health
Office of Continuing Medical EducationDepartment of Pediatrics and The Macrae Group

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Kohala Coast, Hawaii

Organization : WHO is listed as a sponsor (this meeting linked to next meeting noted)
http://www.iceid.org/

Agenda : -

Participation : CDC

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Curitiba, Brazil

Organization : Convention on Biological Diversity – UN environment Program

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : -

Place : Libreville, Gabon

Organization : UN system regional Meetings

Agenda : -

Participation : UN regional

Focus : Avian Flu and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Atlanta

Organization : WHO is listed as a sponsor
http://www.isezconference.org/home.htm

Agenda : -

Participation : CDC and OIE

Focus : = Avian Flu, Avian Flu in Human, and Pandemic

Coverage : -

Place : Washington

Organization : Caring Institute

Agenda : -

Participation : CDC

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Copenhagen

Organization : WHO

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Geneva

Organization : WHO

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Steamboat Spring, Colorado, USA

Organization : http://www.keystonesymposia.org/Meetings/ViewMeetings.cfm?MeetingID=801

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Rome, Italy

Organization : UN Department for Medical Services (UNMS)

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu in Human and Pandemic

Coverage : -

Place : Strasbourg

Organization : EU

Agenda : The economic impact of avian flu on regional farm sectors across the EU.

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Global

Place : St John’s College, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Organization : Events Unit Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Weybridge

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Global

Place : Beijing, China

Organization : APEC

Agenda : Further enhance economies’ efforts to address the threats posed to public health by infectious diseases.

Participation : High-level officials from APEC economies, representatives from relevant international organizations such as WHO, WB and FAO

Focus : Avian Flu in Human and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Zagreb, Croatia

Organization : Crans Montana Forum
http://www.cmf.ch/_main/index.php?l=uk

Agenda : Between other themes, bird flu, national preparedness and cooperation.

Participation : Head of State, representatives of EU and South-Eastern Europe

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Regional

Place : Nairobi, Kenya

Organization : UNEP, DEWA, CMS, AEWA
http://www.iisd.ca/YMB/AIS

Agenda : Latest studies concerning evolution and spread of HPAI and its impact on wild birds.

Participation : UNEP Country Permanent Representatives, other UN representatives.

Focus : = Avian Flu

Coverage : Regional

Place : Washington

Organization : The Global Travel and Tourism Summit
http://www.globaltraveltourism.com

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : Global

Place : Ankara, Turkey

Organization : WHO/FAO Affected countries in the sub-region (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey)

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu, Avian Flu in Human and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Vienna

Organization : US congress and European Parliament

Agenda : On the agenda: fight against pandemic, disaster relief and prevention.

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Bogotá, Colombia

Organization : -

Agenda : PAHO (Pan-American Health Organization)

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Regional

Place : New York

Organization : UNA New York (United Nations Association)
http://www.unanyc.org

Agenda : Strategies for an Impending Pandemic.

Participation : Dr. David Nabarro, UNSIC

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Bangkok

Organization : UNSIC

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Washington

Organization : Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Agenda : Address the global effort to prevent an avian flu pandemic.

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Tokyo

Organization : FAO, OIE, Japan

Agenda : Commence a sustainable joint programme that further promotes regional and national strategies HPAI control at source.

Participation : 8 Southeast Asian countries, donor countries and organisation, regional and international organisation

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Regional

Place : Geneva

Organization : -

Agenda : Feasibility of human influenza vaccine production in veterinary vaccine production facilities.

Participation : Yuri Pervikov

Focus : Avian Flu in Human

Coverage : -

Place : -

Organization : PACE – Pan-African Program for the Control of Epizootics

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Regional

Place : Moscow

Organization : G8 (hosted by Russia)

Agenda : On the agenda, infective diseases.

Participation : Health Ministers of G8 countries, Brazil, India, China, Mexico and South Africa, WHO, UNAIDS, GFATM, WB

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Bamako – Mali

Organization : OIE / FAO

Agenda : First Meeting of the Regional Steering Committee of the Global Framework of Transboundary Animal Diseases for Africa.

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Place : Geneva

Organization : WHO/OIE/FAO
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/vaccinesconsult2006/en/index.html

Agenda : To discuss and review issues on the technical feasibility of using veterinary facilities to produce human influenza pandemic vaccines.

Participation : Representatives from national regulatory agencies for both human and veterinary influenza vaccines, veterinary influenza vaccine producers.

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : -

Organization : Alive – African Livestock initiative of the World Bank

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Place : Spiez, Switzerland

Organization : Labor Spiez, Applied Science & Analysis, Inc. (ASA), Aberdeen, Maryland, USA.

Agenda : Scientific aspects of biological, chemical threats.

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : Global

Place : Geneva

Organization : Regional Office for Europe

Agenda : Development of global action plan to increase acceptability to influenza pandemic vaccines.

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Geneva

Organization : WHO
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/vaccinesconsult2006/en/index.html

Agenda : To develop a Global Action Plan outlining different options to reduce potential pandemic influenza shortage.

Participation : Influenza experts, representatives from national immunization programs and national regulatory authorities, human vaccine manufacturers.

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Da Nang, Vietnam

Organization : APEC

Agenda : The workshop will highlight the regional importance of effective domestic risk communications and build capacity among APEC economies to develop pandemic communications strategies.

Participation : Key communications and technical specialists, representatives from the APEC Business Advisory Council, stakeholders

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Hong Kong, China

Organization : APEC Business Advisory Council

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Suntec, Singapore

Organization : The Lancet Aia Medical Forum
http://www.asiamedicalforum.com

Agenda : Preparing for Pandemic Influenza.

Participation : Health administrators, medical and scientific, industry

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : London

Organization : World Economic Forum (WEF)

Agenda : Strategy discussions will be the looming threat of a pandemic influenza.

Participation : David Nabarro

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Barcelona, Spain

Organization : WHO

Agenda : To identify the main components of a Crisis Preparedness Plan for Infectious Diseases with a focus on the Pandemic Flu. Tailored to Emergency Medical Services and hospitals in the WHO European Region and easily adapted to local needs in each country.

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Geneva

Organization : WHO
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/vaccinesconsult2006/en/index.html

Agenda : A follow-up meeting to the WHO meeting held in November 2005 on the development and evaluation of clinical trials for pandemic vaccines.

Participation : Representatives from the vaccine industry, researchers from universities/academic institutions with ongoing pandemic vaccine clinical trials.

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Da Nang, Vietnam

Organization : APEC

Agenda : Further strengthen regional cooperation on addressing AI issues.

Participation : Ministers responsible AI

Focus : Avian Flu, Avian Flu in Human, and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : New York

Organization : Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine – New York University

Agenda : Search for responses to public health issues linked to close association with animals.

Participation : -

Focus : = Avian Flu, Avian Flu in Human, and Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Rome

Organization : FAO/OIE

Agenda : Conference of the GF-TADS donors.

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Steyning, UK

Organization : Wilton Park Conference
http://.wiltonpark.org.uk

Agenda : Prevention strategies in reducing transmissions.
Country responses
Ethical decision making in allocation of antiviral and vaccines.
Distribution methodologies
Preparing and delivering an effective health risk communication programme.

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Istanbul, Turkey

Organization : -

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : London

Organization : RUSI – Royal United Service Institue for Defense and Security Studies
http://www.rusi.org/events/ref:E43DE3137A7A3D/

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Organization : United Nations Economic and Social Council, Economic Commission for Africa

Agenda : Inform about AI, have a clearer understanding of the measures that can help minimize public health risks, elaborate on strategies to address the avian flu and the significance of its transmission to humans.

Participation : Africa ministers

Focus : Avian Flu, Avian Flu in Human, and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Uppsala, Sweden

Organization : WHO, ECDC, EC
http://www.euro.who.int/flu/20060327_1

Agenda : Update on the epidemiological situation; review what more can be done; review state of preparedness.

Participation : 52 members states WHO European Region

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Dakar, Senegal

Organization : ECOWAS, FAO, WHO, WFP, UNICEF, OCHA, UNDP, WVI, OXFAM, IFRC

Agenda : Support appointed National UN within the sub-region Human Influenza Coordinators in West Africa in developing national inter-agency contingency plans, as recommended in UNSIC Guidelines.

Participation : UN National Human Influenza Coordinators (19)
OCHA focal points for inter-agency contingency planning processes in the sub-region (10)

Focus : Avian Flu in Human and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Geneva

Organization : WHO

Agenda : Developing and planning the agenda discussion for the big June consultation.

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Paris

Organization : OIE

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Global

Place : Geneva

Organization : WHO
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/2006/wha59/wha59/en

Agenda : -

Participation : 192 Member States

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Wellington

Organization : EDS Asia-Pacific Region, The Business Continuity Institute

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Antalya, Turkey

Organization : Federation of Red Cross

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Dakar, Senegal

Organization : -

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu and Avian Flu in Human

Coverage : Regional

Place : Kosice, Slovak Republik

Organization : University of Veterinary Medicine Kosice
http://www.uvm.sk/english/

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : -

Place : Rome

Organization : FAO, OIE
http://www.oie.int/downld/Rome_may2006.pdf

Agenda : Exchange scientific information on AI and the role of wild birds, to assess the risk of the introduction of HPAI virus to yet uninfected areas as well as to propose mitigation and preventive measures.

Participation : Scientists from all over the world

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Global

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : (HSN) Human Security Network
http://www.mfa.go.th/web/23.php

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Paris, France

Organization : UN Global Compact Office, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN System Staff College, and the UN Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP).

Agenda : Exchange experiences and build upon lessons learned in the context of the evolving UN/business partnership agenda.

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : Global

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

Place : Garmisch, Germany

Organization : USEUCOM, AI/PI OPT
http://www.mnce.net (access allowed only with registration)

Agenda : Develop an overall understanding of what different actors are doing to prepare for an Avian Influenza Pandemic Influenza environment, and how these would work together in dealing with such a problem within Europe and Africa.

Participation : EUCOM area (Europe, Russia and most of Africa)

Focus : Avian Flu and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Australia

Organization : APEC

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Almaty, Kazakhstan

Organization : ADB, the EC, WB, CDC, USAID, UNICEF, WHO, FAO, the United Nations System Influenza Coordination
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Events/2006/avian-influenza-control/default.asp

Agenda : Reduce the impact of avian and human pandemic influenza by increasing regional collaboration.

Participation : Representatives from ten Central Asian and neighbouring countries.

Focus : Avian Flu, Avian Flu in Human, and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Luxembourg

Organization : Commission of the European communities. DG Health & consumer protection

Agenda : Influenza pandemic preparedness and response planning, generic preparedness, public health program and communication exercises.

Participation : EU

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : New York

Organization : UN

Agenda : -

Participation : UN Deputy secretary

Focus : Avian Flu, Avian Flu in Human, and Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Yangon, Myanmar

Organization : For more information please visit this link.

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Seattle, USA

Organization : http://pacifichealthsummit.org/

Agenda : Item in How do we prepare for (and survive) the next killer pandemic.

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Abuja, Nigeria

Organization : ECOWAS

Documents: http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/westafrica/ai_meeting_abuja.htm

Agenda : Development of regional strategic plan
Political reinforcement of collaboration on AI issues and creation of coordination body
Development of communication strategies

Participation : Technical experts (9-10 May)
Ministers from ECOWAS countries (12 May)

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Regional

Place : Toulon, France

Organization : http://www.isheid.com

Agenda : Presentation of WHO expert: latest data on Avian Flu

Participation : Dr. Alice Croisier, WHO

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Global

Place : Geneva

Organization : Learning Network Services SA

Agenda : Help companies to accelerate their contingency planning for a possible Human Flu Pandemic.

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Milan, Italy

Organization : CEFASS (European Centre for Social Affairs and Public Health Care) – EIPA (Milano's Antenna of the European Institute of Public
Administration)

Agenda : Obtain a wider understanding of the present situation and the different scenarios of European and national institutions.

Participation : Individual form EU Member States and countries surrounding the EU, decision makers working in human and veterinary public health and agricultural sectors in Europe.

Focus : Avian Flu and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : London

Organization : Retroscreen virology
http://www.retroscreen.com/conference/

Agenda : Nature, size impact of the pandemic, use of vaccines or antibodies, molecular technologies and speed of vaccine production.

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu and Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Oslo, Norway

Organization : National Veterinary Institute, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science and University of Oslo
http://www.ivvdc.org/

Agenda : Focus on recent progress and future perspectives in the fields of vaccinology and diagnostics.

Participation : OIE, FAO, IAEA
Regulatory authorities, pharmaceutical companies and the scientific community

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : -

Place : Geneva

Organization : WHO

Agenda : The agenda on “Ethics issues in relation to pandemic preparedness and response” is currently under development by the Ethics Department.

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Washington, D.C.

Organization : New Field
http://www.new-fields.com/birdflu2/index.asp

Agenda : prepare the US and the world to fight this potentially infectious disease

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

Organization : Offered by the Pasteur Institute of Paris in partnership with the OIE, the International Society of Antioxidant in Nutrition and Health (ISANH), Société Française des Antioxydants (SFA), the Japanese Society of Antioxidants, the Japanese Research Group on Avian Influenza (JRGAI) and the Japanese Research Group on Emerging Viral Diseases.
http://www.isanh.com

Place : Aspen, United States

Organization : The Aspen Institute
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/site/c.huLWJeMRKpH/b.1187185/k.AD93/Festiv...

Agenda : Pandemics: Can the Global Economy Prepare?

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : -

Place : Congo – Brazzaville, Congo and Burkina Faso

Organization : WHO afro

Agenda : -

Participation : Representatives of WHO Africa Region

Focus : Avian Flu and Avian Flu in Human

Coverage : Regional

Place : St. Petersburg, Russia

Organization : Group of eight
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/2006/g8summit/en/index.html

Agenda : The recent threat of an influenza pandemic has focused international attention on the need for all countries to be better prepared, in order to reduce the potential death, illness, social and economic consequences of a pandemic.

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : WHO, USCDC, ThaiMOPH, ACMECS

Agenda : Workshop on training modules for rapid response teams

Participation : Primarily south-east Asian countries

Focus : Avian Flu in Human and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio, Italy

Organization : Phoebe R.Berman Bioethics Institute, Center for Immunization Research, John Hopkins University, Rockefeller Foundation

Agenda : Ethical challenges, unethical responses, global steps to reduce inequity.

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : New Delhi, India

Organization : -

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Singapore

Organization : APEC

Agenda : -

Participation : APEC member economies

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Singapore

Organization : APEC

Agenda : -

Participation : APEC member economies

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Mukudahan, Thailand

Organization : Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance (MBDS)

Agenda : -

Participation : Six MBDS member countries

Focus : Avian Flu in Human and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Da Nang, Vietnam

Organization : APEC, Australia

Agenda : Establishing general protocols and systems of cooperation for helping member economies keep functioning in the event of a pandemic or other incident involving mass casualties.

Participation : APEC member economies

Focus : Avian Flu in Human and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Verona, Italy

Organization : http://epc2006.veronafiere.it/

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : -

Place : Hoi An, Vietnam

Organization : APEC, Japan and USA

Agenda : -

Participation : APEC member economies

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Regional

Place : London, UK

Organization : The Royal Society of Medicine
http://www.meetingsmanagement.com/mvads_2006

Agenda : Updating the community on new adjuvant/delivery systems/technologies associated with developing modern vaccines strategies and vaccine research.

Participation : Researchers/contributors from academic programs, industrial, governmental and regulatory groups.

Focus : -

Coverage : Global

Place : Da Nang, Vietnam

Organization : APEC

Agenda : -

Participation : APEC member economies

Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Place : Guadalajara, Mexico

Organization : International Egg Commission
http://www.internationalegg.com/corporate/conferences/details.asp?id=3

Agenda : -
Participation : Dr. David Nabarro

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Global

Place : New Zealand

Organization : WHO/WPRO

Agenda : -

Participation : Member States

Focus : Avian Flu in Human and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Washington D.C.

Organization : -

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Lisbon, Portugal

Organization : European Society for Veterinary Virology
http://www.esvv2006.org/

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : -

Place : Geneva, Switzerland

Organization : WHO
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2006/np28/en/index.html

Agenda : Public health issues of international concern related to avian and pandemic influenza, including issues such as the appropriate phase of pandemic alert, the declaration of an influenza pandemic, and appropriate response measures.

Participation : membership

Focus : Avian Flu and Pandemic

Coverage : -

Place : Geneva, Switzerland

Organization : International Labor Organization (ILO)

Agenda : The implications of AHI on the Labor Force, with a specific focus on livelihoods, occupational health and safety and the UN Action Plan

Participation : UN Agencies: FAO, WHO,UNICEF, UNSIC
Unions: IUF, PSI and IOE

Focus : Avian Flu and Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Videoconference seminar

Organization : CDC, Global Development Learning Network (CU-GDLN), World Bank, UNICEF, WHO

Agenda : Assist in developing each country’s Pandemic Influenza Communications plans; and to establish a regional health communications network that would enable countries to rely upon their neighbors for the sharing of information and messages.

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

Place : Geneva, Switzerland

Organization : International federation of red cross and red crescent societies and care international

Agenda : Identify current overlaps and gaps in service delivery, improve coordination of programme expertise to fill current gaps, and achieve greater cooperation in the field of pandemic preparedness.

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu, Avian Flu in Human, and Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Deauville, France

Organization : Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society
http://www.womens-forum.com/index.htm

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Jakarta, Indonesia

Organization : -

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Place : Washington D.C.

Organization : Safe Quality Food Institute
http://www.fmi.org/events/confmain.cfm?meetings_id=439

Agenda : David Nabarro to give Keynote Speech on 12

Participation : Retailers, Suppliers, Certification Bodies, Auditors, Training Centers and Regulators.

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Seoul, Korea

Organization : Republic of Korea

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Canberra, Australia

Organization : http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/Pandemic+I...

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Paris, France

Organization : OIE

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Global

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

Place : Strasbourg

Organization : EDQM/ European Pharmacopoeia
For more information please visit this link.

Agenda : Bring together all interested parties for a discussion of future regulatory provisions, and in particular regarding immunogenicity and potency testing.

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Global

Place : Berlin, Germany

Organization : Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. For more information please visit this link.

Agenda : Work out recommendations that will assist the international community in formulating sustainable strategies to address the hazards posed by Avian Influenza.

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Global

Place : -

Organization : New York Academy of Sciences

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Nairobi, Kenya

Organization : ALive

Agenda : Prevention and control of Avian and Human Influenza in preparation to the next International Conference on Avian and Human Influenza to be held in Bamako, December 2006

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu, Avian Flu in Human, and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Washington D.C.

Organization : Institute of Medicine (IOM)

Agenda : Assess the technical merit and applicability of models of influenza outbreaks as a guide to policies on community containment, whether community-wide interventions have a role in reducing infection transmission, and if so, the community impact of implementing community containment strategies.

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Washington D.C.

Organization : Health Biomedical Science & Socielty Initiative, Aspen Institute

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Paris, France

Organization : BioVision

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Cairo, Egypt

Organization : The Global Health Forum for Health Research

Agenda : Combating disease and promoting health.

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : Global

Place : Beirut, Lebanon

Organization : World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Atlanta, United States

Organization : Global Government Health Partners Form 2006

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : SEARO/WHO

Agenda : -

Participation : SEARO/WHO Member States

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Beirut, Lebanon

Organization : -

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Manila, Philippines

Organization : Asian Development Bank

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu and Pandemic

Coverage : -

Place : Bamako, Mali

Organization : -

Agenda : Update on avian influenza, on pandemic preparedness strategies, on the mobilization of pledges.

Participation : Government representatives

Focus : Avian Flu and Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Manila, Philippines

Organization : WPRO/WHO

Agenda : -

Participation : WPRO /WHO Member States

Focus : -

Coverage : -