World Health Organization : Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Bureau Regional du Pacifique Occidental ; Year 2006, Report Series, Year 2005, Ge, No. 46 Fij: Workshop on the International Health Regulations (2 00s) and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in the Pacific

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Title:	World Health Organization : Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Bureau Regional du Pacifique Occidental ; Year 2006, Report Series, Year 2005, Ge, No. 46 Fij: Workshop on the International Health Regulations (2 00s) and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in the Pacific
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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SUMMARY WHO workshop on the International Health Regulations (2005) and Influenza Pandemic Preparednessin the Pacific, was conductedf rom 2 to 5 November 2(X)5, Nadi, Fiji. The workshop was convened by the World Health Organization for the llestern Pacific, in collaboration with the WHO Representative in the South Pacific. The objectives of the workshop were: t . to advocatea nd increasea warenessa mongstp olicy-makers and health offrcials in the Pacific island counfiiesa nda reas( PICs)c oncerningt he implementationo f the new IntemationalH ealth Regulationsi,. e IHR (2005); to identiff gapsa nd priority actiona reasf or the implementationo f IHR (2005)i n the PICs; to provide updated knowledge about the current situation of the avian influenza A (HsNl) outbreak, and the risk and possible impact of pandemic influenza; to advocatea nd increasea warenesas boutthe importancea nd urgencyo fstrengthening nationalp andemici nfluenzap reparednesisn the Pacific; and to discussf easiblea ctionp lansf or improvingp andemici nfluenzap reparednesisn the Pacific

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Page SUMMARY l. INTRODUCTrON........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2. INTERNATIONALHEALTHREGULAT.I.O..N..S.. ...... ..........3 3. INFLUENZAPANDEMICPREPAREDNESS............. ..........,,..7 4. CONCLUSIONASN D RECOMMENDATIONS ....... 13 ANNEXES: ANNEXI - AGENDA . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES ............. ANNEX 2 . LIST OF PARTICIPANTS. TEMPORARY ADVISERS. OB SERVERS/REPRESENiATIVES, CONSULTANTS AND SECRETARIAT ANNEX 3 - OPENINGREMARKS ANNEX 4 - SCENARIOE XERCISE. ............. ANNEX 5 . SUMMARY REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP DrscussroNosN r HR(2 005..). ..... ANNEX 6 - SUMMARY REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS PLANNING ANNEX 7 - RESULTS OF THE SURVEY ON INFLUENZA PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESISN THE PACIFIC ......... 73