LINKS AND REFERENCES

Key agency links and AI websites

FAO: http://www.fao.org/avianflu/en/index.html



WHO: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/index.html



UNSIC - UN System Influenza Coordination: http://www.undg.org/index.cfm?P=39
(follow drop-down menu under ‘About the UNDG')



OIE: http://www.oie.int/eng/info_ev/en_avianinfluenza.htm



UNICEF: http://www.unicef.org/avianflu/index.html



UN Portal: http://influenza.un.org/



World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org/avianflu

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Key global level strategies

UN-wide

UNSIC/WB, 2007. Responses to Avian and Human Influenza Threats July –December 2006, Part 1: Progress, Analysis and Recommendations . UN System Influenza Coordinator & World Bank, January 2007.

UNSIC. Avian and Human Influenza (AHI) - Consolidated Action Plan for Contributions of the UN System and Partners Revised Activities and Financial Requirements up to December 2007. 24 November 2006. Produced on behalf of FAO, ICAO, ILO, IOM, OCHA, OIE, UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNWTO, WFP and WHO by UN System Influenza Coordinator (UNSIC), UN Development Group. November 2006. [UNDG website PDF]

UNSIC, Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza: UN System Contributions and Requirements - A strategic approach . UNDG. January 13th 2006 [WB website PDF please note 7MB file]

World Bank, The Global Program for Avian Influenza (GPAI)

Regional strategies

Alive, 2006. Avian Influenza Prevention and Control and Human Influenza Pandemic Preparedness in Africa - Assessment of Financial Needs and Gaps . ALive Platform, Partnership for Livestock Development, Poverty Alleviation & Sustainable Growth in Africa . Fourth International Conference on Avian Influenza. Bamako - Mali - December 6-8, 2006

Animal Health

FAO/OIE, 2007. The Global Strategy for Prevention and Control of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza – Global Strategy Revision . FAO and OIE in collaboration with WHO. March 2007

FAO/OIE, 2006. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Africa - A Strategy and Proposed Programme to Limit Spread and Build Capacity for Epizootic Disease Control . ECTAD (Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Disease) – Presented in Bamako

FAO/OIE/WHO, 2005. A Global Strategy for the Progressive Control of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO, Rome), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE, Paris), in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO, Geneva), November 2005

OIE/FAO, 2006. Ensuring good governance to meet emerging and re-emerging animal disease threats: supporting the veterinary services of developing countries to meet international standards on quality World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE, Paris) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO, Rome). August 2006

Human Health

WHO, 2005. Responding to the avian influenza pandemic threat - Recommended strategic actions. Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response, Global Influenza Programme WHO/CDS/CSR/GIP/2005.8, Geneva

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Relevant international meeting documents
- to be completed -

Wild birds

AO/OIE, 2006. FAO & OIE International Scientific Conference on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds ( Rome , Italy 30-31 May 2006)

Vaccination

Vaccination – a tool for the control of avina influenza. Verona, March 2007.
http://www.avianfluvaccine2007.org/index.htm

Socio-economics

Compensation e-consultation, FAO, November 2006 (to be posted)

Vietnam Workshop "Future of Poultry farmers in Vietnam after HPAI", FAO/MARD VN, March 2007 - forthcoming

World Bank/FAO/IFPRI/OIE, Enhancing Control of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in developing Countries through Compensation

Communication

Rome Communications Roundtable, Rome , April 2007 – forthcoming

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