Avian Influenza and the Pandemic Threat

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 : -

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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