Strengthening
Community - Based Approaches to Management of Avian and Human
Influenza (AHI) in Asia
The AHI-NGO-RC/RC Asia Partnership, comprising
the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), CARE, the International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
and the International Rescue Committee (IRC), invites all
individuals and organisations involved in community-based
management of AHI in the Asia region to take part in the project
on Strengthening Community Based Approaches to Management
of Avian and Human Influenza in Asia.
This ADB-funded project seeks to strengthen community-based
prevention and control of Avian and Human Influenza (AHI)
in Asia.
The Specific Objectives are as follows:
Develop a regional tool-kit
for community-based management of AHI from the experiences
of countries in the Asian region.
Conduct regional training workshops and study
tours to build capacity and share experience of community-
based control and prevention of AHI in Asia
Strengthen communication with and coordination
of community level organizations in the management of AHI
in Asi
Institutionalize community
based strategies and interventions in prevention and control
of avian /span>and human influenza
The project will highlight and share experiences
of community-based practices in Asia. In order to achieve
this, we need your assistance.
Request for information on:
Your organisation’s recent, current
and imminent projects, programmes and activities in prevention
and control of AHI at the community-level
Other such recent, current and imminent projects
and practices at the community level and key actors in community-based
management of AHI in your country
Thank you for your kind assistance in completing
the
Survey Form, which will assist us in gathering
this information. Please return completed surveys to
phe@adpc.net
For any questions or for further information, please do not
hesitate to contact ADPC: phe@adpc.net or +66-2 516
5900 (extension 351).
Southeast Asia Regional
Inter-Agency Information Sharing/Coordination Meeting on Avian
and Human Influenza
The Southeast Asia Regional
Interagency information sharing coordinator Meeting on AHI
are held in Bangkok on the first Thursday of each month
The Inter-Agency Coordination Meetings
will resume on 7 February 2008.
For further information on the Inter-Agency Information
Sharing/Coordination Meeting, please contact
molly.schmidt@ifrc.org
or
phe@adpc.net
