Avian Influenza and the Pandemic Threat

Place : Geneva, Switzerland

Place: Bangkok, Thailand
Organization: BIOTEC, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Agenda: Stage a forum in which researchers and scientists working in the field of avian influenza can exchange information and experience, which could possibly lead to future research collaborations. For more information please visit this link.
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Focus: Avian flu
Coverage: Global

Place : Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Agenda : to develop, discuss and agree upon the action plan implementation for MBDS collaboration in the coming years 2008-2010, further seek funding from other partners regarding risk communication and capacity building for laboratory and other practical issues in the project implementation.

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Place : Bali, Indonesia

Organization : The ASEAN Plus Three Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Programme

Agenda : In order to minimize duplication of efforts, and to leverage on existing initiatives, it was considered necessary to first identify the gaps that can be addressed by maximizing the utilization of ASEAN's strengths.

Participation : The said Planning Workshop is to be attended by the ASEAN Experts' Group on Communicable Diseases, EID focal points, Chairs of relevant ASEAN Sectors and various international organizations.

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Place : Bali, Indonesia

Organization : ASEAN

Agenda : The Way Forward with the (New) ASEAN Regional Strategy for the Progressive Control and Eradication of HPAI for 2008-2010

Participation :

• AMC Focal Points to the ASEAN HPAI Taskforce
• Representative/s from the ASEAN Health Sector (e.g. Chairman of the ASEAN Expert Group on Communicable Diseases and focal points per AMC)
• Representatives from the six Participating Countries– Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand

Place : Bangkok, Thailand
Organization : The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand by the Department of Disease Control in Collaboration with the Kenan Institute Asia and Asia Disaster Preparedness Center
Agenda:Specific objectives of this workshop are as follows:
• To build participants' expertise in exercise management;
• To provide participants with the skills and knowledge to design, conduct and evaluate discussion and functional exercises;

Place : Lima, Peru
Organization : APEC
Agenda : For more information please visit this link.
Participation : APEC Member Economies

Place : Cairo, Egypt

Prganization : FAO

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC)

Agenda : For more information please visit this link.

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Coverage : Regional

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Place : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Place : Bangkok, Thailand
Organization : The ASEAN Plus Three Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Programme
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Place : Nairobi, Kenya

Organization : FAO

Details: INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING ON PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS: SHARING OF INFLUENZA VIRUSES AND ACCESS TO VACCINES AND OTHER BENEFITS OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP.
Please visit this link for more information.
Place : Geneva, Switzerland
Organization : WHO
Agenda :
1. Opening of the session, adoption of the agenda and method of work
2. Progress reports by the Secretariat on immediate measures referred to in the Interim Statement
• Traceability mechanism
• Advisory mechanism

Full Name : "Workshop on cross-border collaboration in communicable diseases surveillance and response amongst Cambodia, China PR, Lao PDR and Viet Nam"
Place : Da Nang City, Vietnam
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Coverage : Regional

Place : Brasilia, Brazil

Organization : FAO

Inquiries:

OIE Regional Representation for the Middle East: rr.mideast@oie.int

Place :Tokyo, Japan
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Place: Geneva, Switzerland
Organization : WHO
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Focus :Pandemic
Coverage :Global

Place : Geneva, Switzerland

Place : Islamabad, Pakistan

Organization : FAO

Place : Paris, France

Organization : OIE

Place :Videoconference
Organization :APEC EINet
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Participant :Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Chinese Taipei, and USA
Focus :Global
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Place : videoconference
Organization : EINet
Agenda : For more information please visit this link.
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Focus :Pandemic
Coverage :Regional

*Date and Time: Evening hours of 29 May in the Americas and in the morning hours of 30 May in Asia, for approximately 5 hours (Friday, May 30, 2008 at 01:00-06:00 Coordinated Universal Time).

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Place : Beijing, China

Place :Bangkok, Thailand
Organization :An Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry project in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Agricultural Technical Cooperation Working Group
Agenda :
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- Introduce the Toolkit project to APEC member economies
- Engage participants in discussion on the Toolkit framework and content
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Place : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Organization : International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)

Agenda : For more information please visit this link.

Participation : -

Focus : Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Innsbruck, Austria

Organization : FAO

Place : Bangkok, Thailand

Organization : Mahidol University

Agenda : This conference emphasizes health services and strategies that promote people’s optimal level of health. Concurrent sessions are open for projects and research across health care disciplines. Abstracts for paper and poster presentation are welcome.

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Coverage : Global

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Place : Brisbane, Australia

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Hotel Playa Bonita, Veracruz, Panama

Background

In May 2007 the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) organized a hemispheric workshop in Buenos Aires with the objective of developing a protocol to create and implement national and regional compensation schemes in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Place : Medan, Indonesia

Place : Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Organization : Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, World organisation for animal health, and World Veterinary Association

Place :Siem Reap, Cambodia

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Animal Health, Human Health and the Environment. Exploring the 'One Health, One World' Concept and Applying it to Risk Comunications

Place : Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Place :Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Place : Yaounde, Cameroon

Place : Delhi, India

Place : Oxford, United Kingdom

Organization : University of Oxford

Agenda : General Conference Themetic Areas

• Epidemiology and evolution of avian influenza viruses, especially of H5N1, in poultry and human populations
• Molecular biology and analysis of viral strains - molecular genetics of host-pathogen interaction
• Virulence and pathogenecity
• Mathematical models
• National and international surveillance, containment, management and contingency strategies

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Place : Vilamoura, Portugal

Place : Tbilisi, Georgia

Place : Manila, Philippines

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Place : Cairo, Egypt

Place : Cairo, Egypt

Organization : World organisation for animal health

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

For more information, please visit the conference web site: International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza