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The Technical Meeting on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Human H5N1

Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Retired in 2010, In Memoriam
The Technical Meeting on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Human H5N1
http://www.fao.org/avianflu/en/conferences/june2007/documents.html​

MEETING DOCUMENTS

Collected Summaries of Background Papers
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Background papers with references
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Presentations and other speakers' materials
 
Re: The Technical Meeting on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Human H5N1

A few excerpts from some of the above...

From National and regional preparedness for an influenza pandemic: assessment of strategy, implementation and support form international bodies (including UN system) by William Paton, UNSIC and Peter Scott-Bowden, WFP

"Infectious disease outbreaks have strong impacts on the functioning of social and economic systems. Preparedness for an influenza pandemic should, inter alia, focus on increasing the resilience of the systems through which people are able to access food, water, satisfy other basic needs, benefit fromn security and protection, finance, banking and transport infrastructrure. When done well, preparedness engages civil society and the private sector, receives strong support from senior legislators and government ministers, and is backed by a broad-ranging and effective communications campaign. The goal is to create a popular movement which provides the local-level underpinning for societies to be resilient in the face of a pandemic. If a multi-sectoral approach to preparation is not followed, the economic and social impact of an influenza pandemic will be substantial and recovery will be slower.

Humanitarian organizations have started to simulate the challenge they will face in ensuring that their current caseload can access food, water and other basic needs. They also have to anticipate the potential for substantial increases in the numbers of vulnerable people in need of relief. But given that international humanitarian action is likely to be massively restricted because of limitations on inter-country transportation, the emphasis must be on empowering and equipping local communities to undertake humanitarian action themselves."


From Assessment of preparedness to respond to pandemic influenza by Stephen Martin, Elizabeth Mumford and Paul Gully, WHO

"Pandemic preparedness should be seen within the context of generic national emergency planning and response. Though there is an essential health component to this type of emergency, implementation of pandemic and contingency plans have a large operational component whch is beyond the scope of one ministry. Many plans lack an integrated approach at all levels of government, lack operational completeness and have not been fully tested through exercises. In many cases, rapid containment protocols and their wide planning implications have not been incorporated into, or addressed by, national authorities or plans.

Technical and resource needs vary. Even for resource rich environments, implementing recommmended strategies may take years to complete and consume significant resources and investment. Adoption of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) should assist resource poor environments to meet their core capacity obligations for infrastructure, surveillance and reporting systems, which are essential for the detection of influenza and other pathogens of national and international concern.

Stronger focus shuld be given to the resilience of health systems."


From Public and private sector roles in addressing animal health issues by Rob de Rooij, Independent Expert, Jonathan Ruston, Anni McLeod and Joseph Domenech, FAO

"The recent HPAI crisis has highlighted that public veterinary services have not adapted to changing livestock sectors, in particular the dynamic and rapidly changing poultry sub-sector.

A critical component of such a general strengthening process has to be a strong public veterinary service that through its organisational capacity (human and infrastructure) can provide vision, leadership and control in national animal health issues.

Suggested actions

- Regional and global engagement of the poultry private sector industries in discussions on animal health strategies, market mitigation measures, value chain biosecurity and social responsibilites

-Development of guidelines on cost sharing for HPAI control measures such as compensation funds and vaccination."
 
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