Avian Influenza and the Pandemic Threat

Where: Bangkok, Thailand

Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Public Health

5-day meeting to exchange views and share best practices concerning AI preventive, management & control measures with experts.

Government officials from Thailand and invited African and Middle Eastern countries

Where: Canberra, Australia

Where: Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
Web: hcfdc.org

Haut comité français pour la défense civile (HCFDC) et Délégation interministérielle à la lutte contre la grippe aviaire

Where: Geneva, Switzerland
Web: who.int

Where: Bangkok, Thailand

MBDS, Rockefeller Foundation, WHO, NTI, Google, USCDC

Planning for MBDS Regional Table Top Exercises, etc Six country representatives (Cambodia, Yunan China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam)

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : Ministry of Public Heath of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, USAID, Kenan Institute

Agenda : Workplan for Cross-Border Health Project

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(Prince Mahidol Award Conference"Improving Access to Essential Health Technologies: Focusing on Neglected Diseases, Reaching Neglected Populations")

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : PMA foundation, Thai Ministry of Health, WHO, Mahidol University

Agenda : 2-day meeting to address issues of accessibility to Health Technology and to bring global attention to it.

Participation : Government Officials, Representatives from Inter-governmental Organizations, NGOs, Foundations and Research Institutes

Focus : Avian flu in human

Coverage : Global

Place : Arlington, USA

Organization : University of Michigan, University of Alabama.
IDSA, SHEA, AAP

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Focus : Avian flu and pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Orlando, USA

Organization : Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota
https://programs.regweb.com/metro/cidrap07/1/

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

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : 13 locations around the globe

Organization : WB, UN, FAO, OIE, IFPRI, partners in developing countries

Agenda : Link to the agenda

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Coverage : Global

Place : Washington D.C.

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Place : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Organization : ASEAN, ADB, FAO, OIE

Agenda : -

Participation : Representatives from ASEAN member countries, ADB, FAO, OIE etc

Focus : Avian flu, avian flu in human, and pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Organization : -

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : ASEAN

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian flu

Coverage : Regional

Place : Seam Reap,
Cambodia

Organization : MBDS, Rockefeller Foundation, WHO, NTI, Google, USCDC, RAND

Agenda : -

Participation : Six country representatives (Cambodia, Yunan China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam)

Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Place : Antalya, Turkey

Organization : WHO
For more information please visit this Link.

Agenda : Summarize clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, and pathological findings associated with influenza A (H5N1) virus infections in humans, Summarize current knowledge about the management of H5N1 infections, Identify important gaps for additional research in the knowledge about, and treatment of H5N1 infection.

Place : Verona, Italy

Organization : FAO, OIE, the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, EC

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian flu

Coverage : -

Place : Jakarta, Indonesia

Organization : WHO

Agenda : For more information please visit this link.

Participation : -

Focus : Avian flu in human and pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Noumea, New Caledonia

Organization : Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Agenda : For more information please visit this .

Participation : -

Focus : Avian flu, avian flu in human, and pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : -

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Place : Jakarta, Indonesia

Organization : Indonesia

Agenda : For more information please visit this link.

Participation : -

Focus : Avian flu in human and pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Paris, France

Organization : UNWTO, Risk Assessment and Management Group (RAMG)

Agenda : Help build and improve contingency plans in the event of the avian flu taking on a more aggressive and virulent form that will have serious consequences on the tourism industry.

Participation : Primarily member states from Africa, Europe, and the Middle East and tourism stakeholders

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : -

Place : Manila, Phnon Penh, Jakarta, and Tokyo

Organization : WHO, ASEAN, Govt of Cambodia, Govt of Japan, JICS
For more information please visit this link.

Agenda : Simulation Exercise for Rapid Containment

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : -

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : USAID

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Focus : Avian flu, Avian flu in human, and pandemic

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Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : USAID

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Focus : Avian flu, Avian flu in human, and pandemic

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Place : Washington, D.C.

Organization : -

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Place : Rome, Italy

Organization : FAO

Agenda : Strategic Communication with regard to Animal Health

Participation : -

Focus : Avian flu

Coverage : Global

Place : Atlanta, USA

Organization : Association of Schools of Public Health, Association of American Colleges of Veterinary Medicine

Agenda : 2-day meeting to increase the connection between public health and veterinary medicine.

Participation : -

Focus : Avian flu and Avian flu in human

Coverage : -

Place : Washington, D.C.

Organization : For more information please visit this link.

Agenda : 3-day meeting on health care aspects

Participation : 1,800 CEOs, senior executives and government officials from the hospitals, health systems, health plans, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and government agencies.

Focus : Avian flu in human

Coverage : Regional

Place : Panama City, Panama

Organization : UNICEF and World Bank

Agenda : Update on AI/HPI status, preparedness and response in the region; evaluate communication strategies and activities developed in the region; exchange information about the new initiatives of the partners of the Communication Task Force.

Participation : David Navarro, UN System Influenza Coordinator

Focus : Avian flu, Avian flu in human, and pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Geneva

Organization : WHO

Agenda : For more information please visit this link.

Participation : -

Focus : Avian flu in human, and pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Paris, France

Organization : Haut comité français pour la défense civile (HCFDC) and Délégation interministérielle à la lutte contre la grippe aviaire (DILGA).

Agenda : Faire un point sur l’évolution du risque et sur les plans mis en place en France et dans les différents pays européens ainsi qu’au sein des structures communautaires.

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : APEC and ADPC

Agenda : The purpose of this workshop is to enhance APEC member economies’ ability to design, conduct and evaluate emergency management simulation exercises.

Participation : Participants from APEC members involved in animal and human health services.

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Bridgetown, Barbados

Organization : Global Conferencing and Education Inc.

Agenda : Consider the effect of an outbreak of pandemic influenza on economy, military forces, airlines, shipping, transportation, schools, hospitals and general infrastructure; bring together solution providers from industry and solution seekers.

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

(Implementation of APEC Action Plan on the Prevention and Response to Avian and Influenza Pandemics : Progress Reviewing and Capacity Building for Future Work)

Place : Hanoi, Vietnam

Organization : APEC

Agenda : -

Participation : APEC Member Economies

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Geneva

Organization : WHO

Agenda : -

Participation : 193 Member States

Focus : -

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Place : New Jersey, USA

Organization : New Fields

Agenda : School administrators throughout USA are invited to take advantage of the rare and valuable chance to prepare
for--and consequently protect--their schools and communities from the looming threat
of a possible bird flu pandemic.

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

(Implementation of APEC Action Plan on the Prevention and Response to Avian and Influenza Pandemics : Progress Reviewing and Capacity Building for Future Work)

Place : Hanoi, Vietnam

Organization : APEC

Agenda : -

Participation : APEC Member Economies

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Amsterdam, Netherlands

Organization : For more information please visit this link.

Agenda : -

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Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : ASEAN Plus Three

Agenda : -

Participation : ASEAN Plus Three Countries, International Organizations

Focus : Avian flu in human and pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : ASEAN Plus Three

Agenda : -

Participation : ASEAN Plus Three Countries, International Organizations

Focus : Avian flu in human and pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Paris, France

Organization : 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.
For more information please visit this link.

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Where: Singapore
Web site: www.terrapinn.com/2007/wvc_sg

Sydney, Australia

Place : Sydney, Australia

Organization : APEC

Agenda : For more information please visit this link.

Participation : APEC Members

Focus : Avian flu in human and pandemic

Coverage : -

Place : -

Organization : For more information please visit this link.

Agenda : 3-day meeting with a focus on pandemic influenza vaccines, comprising scientific aspects as well as public policy.

Participation : 300 Participants concerned with research, medical practice, economics and policy

Focus : -

Coverage : Avian flu in human and pandemic

Place : Tronto, Canada

Organization : For more information please visit this link.

Agenda : provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art scientific information for all disciplines involved in influenza prevention, control, and treatment, including seasonal and pandemic planning.

Participation : Basic science to policy, from veterinary and human considerations.

Focus : Avian flu in human and pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : APEC

Agenda : The main objective of the
Workshop is to provide for the sharing of experiences in preparing for, and responding to H5N1 avian influenza in the agriculture sector. The workshop will provide APEC economies a unique opportunity to identify and discuss the key factors of the various approaches of member economies and consider the relevance of these factors to their own situations.

Participation : -

Focus : Avian flu and pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : -

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Place : Cairns, Australia

Organization : APEC

Agenda : -

Participation : APEC Member Economies

Focus : Avian flu in human and pandemic

Coverage : Regional

The meeting took place on 27-29 June, 2007 in Rome, Italy

• Agenda

• Introduction by Dr. David Nabarro
• Closing remarks by Dr. David Nabarro
• Presentations, background papers and references

Place : Cairns, Australia

Organization : APEC

Agenda : -

Participation : APEC Member Economies

Focus : Avian flu

Coverage : Regional

Where: London, UK

To share across the EU response policies to pandemic influenza, and associated science and economic evidence.

To stimulate cooperation and coordination between Member States in the planning for, and response to, pandemic influenza.

To stimulate the development of relationships between officials leading on pandemic influenza across Member States.

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : UNSIC/PIC

Agenda : -

Participation : UN system agencies, partners

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Where: Washington D.C., USA

3-day meeting to promote collaboration and partnerships to improve preparedness, prevention and infectious disease control.

Participation will include federal, state, and local health officials, hospital and health system administrators, and private sector executives.

Place : Delhi, India

Organization : WHO (SEARO and WPRO)

Agenda : -

Participation : TAG members

Focus : -

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(Second Regional Steering Committee Meeting for Asia and the Pacific of the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADS))

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : FAO/OIE, Government of Thailand

Agenda : For more information please visit this link.

Participation : -

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Place : Delhi, India

Organization : WHO (WPRO)

Agenda : -

Participation : WPRO Member States, TAG members, Partners

Focus : -

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Place : Vientian, Lao PDR

Organization : ASEAN and AusAID

Agenda : -

Participation : ASEAN plus three countries, partner agencies

Focus : Avian flu in human

Coverage : Regional

Where: Jakarta, Indonesia

2nd UNWTO Simulation Exercise on Avian and Human Influenza for the Asia Pacific region.

For more information, visit the event web site.

Place : Vientiane, Lao PDR

Organization : ASEAN and USAID

Agenda : -

Participation : ASEAN member countries, partner agencies

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

(Interdisciplinary Working Group Meeting on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Sharing of Influenza Viruses and Access to Vaccines and other Benefits (WHA60.28))

Place : Singapore

Organization : WHO

Agenda : Ensure continuity and build on the progress made during the WHA.

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Description : OIE/Regional Training workshop on Epidemiology, in particular HPAI and TADS in ASEAN countries in collaboration with Chulalongkorn University.

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : -

Agenda : -

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Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : UNESCAP, UNOOSA, Canadian Space Agency, China National Space Agency, GISTDA

Agenda : -

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Place : Da Nang, Viet Nam

Organization : MBDS

Agenda : Progress, Lessons Learnt and Future of MBDS, Formulation of the next 5 year plan

Participation : 6 member countries (Cambodia, Yunnan China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam), Partners (Rockefeller Foundation, RAND, WHO, UNSIC, etc)

Focus : -

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Where: Hanoi, Vietnam

National Institutes of Health/Fogarty International Center

Introduction to Multinational Influenza Seasonal Mortality Study; Regional investigator reports; National and multinational influenza studies – methods and results; Influenza genomics and molecular epidemiology; Influenza vaccine usage and impact.

Participation will include: epidemiologists, virologists, computational biologists, and public health officials interested in influenza.

Place : Bali, Indonesia

Organization : APEC

Agenda : -

Participation : APEC Member Economies, USCDC, UNSIC etc

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Description : The Third ASEAN Workshop on HPAI Control and Eradication organized in collaboration with ADB, FAO, OIE and Department of Agriculture of the Philippines.

Place : Manila , Philippines

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Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : FAO, USDA, and WCS
http://www.fao.org/avianflu/news/bangkok_wild.htm

Agenda : -

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Focus : Avian Influenza

Coverage : Regional

Where: Ottawa

The Professional Institute of Public Science in Canada
http://www.hyper-media.ca/pipsc/index.html

Where: Salzburg, Austria

University of Delaware
http://international.udel.edu/projects/salzburg/default.htm

Where: Jeju, Republic of Korea

Where: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Alive
http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/index/index.htm

Where: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

First Steering Committee Meeting of the Support Programme to Integrated National Action Plans for Avian and Human Influenza (SPINAP-AHI)
http://www.au-ibar.org/

Proven Solutions to Optimize Productivity, Reduce Cycle Time and Cut Administrative Costs

Where: Chicago, Illinois, USA
http://www.worldrg.com/showConference.cfm?confCode=HW07076

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)

www.fspanfluexercise.com

Where: Luxembourg

European Commission, ECDC and WHO European Region

Participation will include: Senior officials from countries of the WHO Europe region including the EU Member States.

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : OIE/AusAID

Agenda : Strengthen Veterinary Services consistent with OIE policies and objectives, thereby improving their capacity to control and prevent trans-boundary, emerging and re-emerging animal diseases

Participation : ASEAN member countries

Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Where: Aspen, Colorado, USA
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/site/c.huLWJeMRKpH/b.2227023/k.651B/The_Aspen_Health_Forum.htm

Where: Cambridge, MA, USA
http://bio-era.net/events/add_event_31.html

Latest developments regarding H5N1, including new pre-pandemic vaccine developments, and corporate "case study" discussions on the potential role for vaccines in corporate preparedness and countermeasure stockpiles.

STS forum – Science and Technology in Society – 4th Annual Meeting

Where: Kyoto, Japan
http://www.stsforum.org

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : MBDS

Agenda : Finalize the 6 years action plan for MBDS cooperation in the coming years.

Participation : MBDS member countries and partners
Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Where: Belgrade, Serbia

OIE and the World Bank

3-day meeting to discuss good governance of prevention & control of emerging & re-emerging highly pathogenic animal diseases

Where: Washington DC

Provide an update on the latest treatment and management options available for seasonal influenza. The agenda is focused on therapeutic approaches to patient care,

Where: Madrid, Spain

Where: London, England

Place : -

Organization : World Bank, OiE, FAO and developing country partners

Agenda : Vaccination of Poultry - Policies, Issues and Good Practice

Participation : -

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Albright Group and Marsh

Where: New York City, NY, USA

Global Symposium + 5 on Information for Humanitarian Action (OCHA)

Where: Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.reliefweb.int/symposium/docs/ConceptpaperWEB.doc

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : -

Agenda : -

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Place : Jakarta, Indonesia

Organization : WHO

Agenda : To discuss possible to combat Zoonotic infections

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

CSIRO's Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) and the Australian Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians

New and emerging diseases, as well as Zoonotic, wildlife and transboundary animal diseases. Biosecurity and bio-safety, quality assurance and new technologies and diagnostic platforms.

Where: Melbourne, Australia
www.wavld2007.com

Place : Beijing, China

Organization : ASEM
http://www.aseminfoboard.org/Calendar/Activities/?id=222

Agenda : Promote Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) prevention and control

Participation : Government officials, experts and professional researchers of ASEM partners

Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Investment in Laboratories for Food Safety and Agricultural Health
Location: WTO, Geneva

Background

In their effort to expand trade in agri-food products while also nurturing the national economy, avoiding harm to citizenry, and conserving the environment, developing countries face serious challenges with respect to verification of food safety and protection of plant and animal health.

First, with the adoption of the WTO SPS Agreement, the need for transparency and science-based risk management has increased dramatically.

For more information please visit this link.

Where: London, England

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : -

Agenda : The primary objective of the workshop is to share experience of conducting exercises for communicable disease emergencies in ASEAN+3 countries

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Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : -

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Place : New Delhi, India

Organization : Government of India
http://www.delmincon.com/

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Focus : Avian Flu, Avian flu in human, and pandemic

Coverage : -

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : APEC

Agenda : For more information please visit this link.

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Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : The AHI-NGO-RC/RC Asia Partnership, comprising the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), CARE, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Rescue Committee (IRC).