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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Cooperative Arrangement for the Prevention of Spread of Communicable Disease Through Air Travel (CAPSCA) global consultation meeting

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Cooperative Arrangement for the Prevention of Spread of Communicable Disease Through Air Travel (CAPSCA) held the 2nd Global Coordination Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, from 10 to 12 October 2011. The Meeting was attended by 100 participants from 25 States, WHO and ICAO. The Meeting information is available at http://www.capsca.org/GlobalMeeting2011.html

Publication Date: Thu, 2011-10-13

Topic: General Topics
A new Points of Entry online search tool is launched in the WHO website

A new Points of Entry online search tool is launched in the WHO International Health Regulations webpage, the new tool will enable users to search the list of ports and relevant information submitted by the States Parties concerning ports authorized to issue Ship Sanitation Certificates under the International Health Regulations (2005) , which presently is published and updated regularly in PDF.

Publication Date: Wed, 2011-10-12

Topic: General Topics
WHO IHR WEB Documents update

Please note that the little leaflet with an overview of the International Health Regulations - IHR key publications from 2007-2011 now is published on WHO web site. The leaflet is in 6 languages.

Publication Date: Thu, 2011-08-11

Topic: General Topics
New released SHIPSAN TRAINET Newsletter14th ISSUE

14th issue of the SHIPSAN TRAINET Newsletter is newly released. Read more in the SHIPSAN TRAINET website http://www.shipsan.eu/page.php?id=25&etype=2&az=&q=&page=2

Publication Date: Fri, 2011-06-24

Topic: General Topics
French version of WHO Guidance on regulations for the Transport of Infectious Substances 2011-2012 is availbale on webliste

French version of the "Guidance on regulations for the Transport of Infectious Substances 2011-2012" now is published on WHO web site.

Publication Date: Thu, 2011-06-23

Topic: General Topics
IHR Review Committee latest updates: press briefing by Professor Harvey Fineberg, Chair of IHR Review Committee

A link to the audiofile of the press briefing by Professor Harvey Fineberg, Chair of IHR Review Committee, has been posted on the WHO IHR web page.

Publication Date: Tue, 2011-05-24

Topic: General Topics
Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly

The Sixty-fourth session of the World Health Assembly is taking place in Geneva during 16–24 May 2011.

The Health Assembly will discuss a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board as well as the programme budget, administration and management matters of WHO.

Please read more at http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/2011/wha64/en/index.html

Publication Date: Wed, 2011-05-18

Topic: General Topics
WHO handbook Handbook for Inspection of Ships and Issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificates, Guide to Ship Sanitation on WHO website

Please note that Handbook for inspection of ships and issuance of ship sanitation certificates and Guide to Ship Sanitation are now published on WHO web site:

Handbook for inspection of ships and issuance of ship sanitation certificates:

Publication Date: Wed, 2011-05-18

Topic: General Topics
The 2011 edition of the WHO publication International Travel and Health (ITH)

The 2011 edition of the WHO publication International Travel and Health(ITH) is now available.

Publication Date: Mon, 2011-05-09

Topic: General Topics
Call for Papers for a special themed issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization on "Influenza in the 21st Century"

The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is an international journal of public health with a special focus on developing countries (http://www.who.int/bulletin/about/en/).

Publication Date: Wed, 2011-05-04

Topic: General Topics