Avian Influenza and the Pandemic Threat

The World Bank, FAO, OIE and developing country partners invite you to a global learning seminar on

Vaccination Against Avian Influenza: Issues & Strategies Within the Context of an Overall Control Program

Moderator : Brian Bedard, Sr. Livestock Specialist, World Bank
Presenters : Christianne Bruschke, Scientific & Technical Department, Vaccination Plans & Monitoring, OIE
Joseph Domenech, Chief Veterinary Officer, Programs on Vaccination Implementation, FAO
AHI Specialists & Senior Officials from Bangladesh, Benin, Egypt, Indonesia & Nigeria
The World Bank and its partners are pleased to offer a series of inter-regional knowledge and learning seminars on Avian and Human Influenza (AHI)-related topics through the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN).

In this March 19 seminar, led by specialists from FAO, OIE and the World Bank, participants will discuss some of the challenges of designing and implementing an Avian Influenza vaccination campaign in the context of an overall AHI control program, specifically: the type of vaccine to use; monitoring of vaccination and virus circulation; efficacy and observed constraints and weaknesses; challenges to implementation; how to design an exit strategy, and; alternative control measures in countries that do not vaccinate. Country perspectives will be presented by participant countries who are currently facing the practical challenges of implementing a vaccination strategy. In addition, countries who have chosen not to vaccinate against Avian Influenza will outline their alternative control strategies. Please see the attached program for additional information.

Interested individuals may join in this seminar via one of the participating sites or the internet. The list of participating videoconference sites, along with their local equivalent times and contact information, is as follows:
Abuja (WBCO) 11:00 - 14:00; Simeon K. Ehui (sehui@worldbank.org)
Cairo (DLC) 12:00 - 15:00; Amin Lotfy (egy_alotfy@gdlnmail.org)
Cotonou (WBCO) 11:00 - 14:00; Nadiath Dende (ndende@workdbank.org)
Dhaka (DLC) 16:00 PM - 19:00; Ali Salman (salman@bracuniversity.ac.bd)
Jakarta (DLC) 17:00 - 20:00; Gatot F. Hertono (gatot-f1@ui.edu)
Paris (DLC) 11:00 - 14:00; Laurent Porte (lporte@worldbank.org)
Rome (FAO) 11:00 - 14:00; Andrea Alcibiade (TCE-Help-Desk@fao.org)
Tokyo (TDLC) 19:00 - 22:00 (Observer Status); Yuka Yabashi (yyabashi@worldbank.org)
Washington DC (GDLN Studio). 06:00 - 09:00; Cesar Gordillo (cgordillo1@worldbank.org)

This seminar can be viewed via live internet streaming at the following link: http://vcg01.worldbank.org/vc/. No password is required to access this site.
We encourage everybody to take advantage of this opportunity to engage in an inter-regional discussion on this important issue.

Please forward this invitation to other colleagues who may be interested. Thank you.