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Events
May 2006 
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : -
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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 : -
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