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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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01ABUJA1128 | WHO DEMARCHE/LOSS OF CHR SEAT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 14 to Nonye C. ("Joel") Udegbunam, Minister Counselor in the Second U.N. Division at the MFA. Udegbunam said that as a member of the Fifth Committee, he had personally worked on the negotiating the reduction in the UN scales of assessment, and said [...] | 2001-05-15 15:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM NI UNCHR WHO |
02AMMAN2298 | JORDAN LIKELY TO ABSTAIN OR BE ABSENT ON WHA VOTE [...] (C) PolCouns spoke May 9 with Dr. Khaled al-Tahaineh, Deputy Director of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department regarding Taiwan's bid to gain observer status in the WHO. Tahaineh confirmed ref information that Jordan is likely to either abstain on or be absent from a [...] | 2002-05-09 14:18:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW JO WHO |
02ROME3594 | FAO INVOKES HELMS-BIDEN IN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] SUMMARY. THE FAO'S DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM BUDGET AND EVALUATION RESPONDED AT LENGTH IN WRITING TO THE U.S. DEMARCHE (REFTEL B) ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION. OF PARTICULAR NOTE IS HIS COMMENT: "I DO NOT QUITE UNDERSTAND WHY THE U.S. SHOULD REQUEST AN E [...] | 2002-07-22 12:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ETRD EAGR ECON FAO WHO |
02ROME3899 | FAO RELUCTANT TO CLARIFY POSITION ON GM FOOD AID, EVEN [...] SUMMARY - ACTING PERMREP AND AG COUNSELOR MET WITH TOP LEVEL FAO OFFICIALS TO EXPRESS GRAVE CONCERN WITH GUIDANCE THAT IS BEING DISSEMINATED IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES BY FAO REPRESENTATIVES. FAO'S MIXED MESSAGE HAS MADE LOCAL GOV'T OFFICIALS MORE RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT U.S. FOOD AID LIKELY [...] | 2002-08-09 05:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID ETRD EAGR FAO WFP WHO UNAORC UN |
02ROME4048 | DG DIOUF SPEAKS TO US PERMREP ON GM FOOD ISSUES [...] SUMMARY - US MISSION REPRESENTATIVES MET WITH FAO DG JACQUES DIOUF TO DISCUSS FAO'S ROLE IN THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. WE URGED FAO TO TAKE A PUBLIC STANCE ON BIOTECH FOODS TO CLARIFY MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF POLITICAL LEADERS BASED, AT LEAST IN PART, ON MISINFORMATION DISSEMI [...] | 2002-08-19 15:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID ETRD EAGR FAO WFP WHO UNAORC UN |
02ROME5226 | WFP BOARD DISCUSSION OF BIOTECH FOOD [...] SUMMARY: DURING THE OCTOBER 21, 2002 DISCUSSION OF BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID AT THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, EU MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD ARGUED THAT WORKABLE ALTERNATIVES TO BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID MUST BE FOUND AND THAT THE SOVEREIGN RIGHT OF COUNTRIES TO ACCEPT OR REJECT BIOTECH FOOD [...] | 2002-10-25 09:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SENV FAO WHO |
03ABUDHABI2407 | UAEG RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON WHO SCALE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-20 12:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL WHO TC |
03AMMAN2755 | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) On April 29, poloff delivered reftel points and non-paper to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's IO department, asking for Jordan's support in the deletion of article 30 of the FCTC as a limited amendment before final adoption at the upcoming World Health Assembly. On the same da [...] | 2003-05-08 14:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL JO WHO |
03AMMAN2959 | WHO SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: JORDANIAN HEALTH [...] (U) On May 18, A/Polcouns conveyed reftel points on the WHO scale of assessments issue to Ambassador Musa Burayzat, the Director of the MFA's IO Department, and requested Jordan's support of the U.S. position at the WHA in Geneva. Separately, econoff passed the same material to the Jordanian M [...] | 2003-05-20 13:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL JO UN WHO |
03GUATEMALA1205 | GUATEMALA DEMARCHED ON TOBACCO CONTROL CONVENTION [...] PolOff discussed reftel points and left non-paper with Sylvia Corado, Director for Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry on May 5, 2003. Corado expressed appreciation for the Spanish language version of the non-paper, saying it would help her prod the Health Ministry. Corado said it [...] | 2003-05-08 18:37:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL GT WHO |
03OTTAWA1304 | Framework Convention on Tobacco Control [...] Health Canada's response concerning reftel demarche was unequivocal: Canada will not support deletion of FCTC Article 30 at the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA). In Canada's view, the text of the Convention is now in its final form and it is too late in the process to revisit the text and [...] | 2003-05-08 16:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL CA WHO |
03OTTAWA1364 | Framework Convention on Tobacco Control [...] This cable contains an action request, see paragraph 11. 2. As a follow-up to the official GoC response to our request for support on removing the Reservations Clause (Article 30) of the FCTC (Ref A),Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) has provided Emba [...] | 2003-05-13 20:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL CA WHO |
03OTTAWA398 | DEMARCHE ON FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL [...] As requested in reftel, Embassy passed U.S. views on upcoming negotiation of the FCTC in Geneva to officials in Health Canada, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and Agriculture Canada. 2. EST Counselor followed up with Ed Aiston, Director General, Internation [...] | 2003-02-10 18:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ETRD CA WHO |
03ROME2269 | WHO LETTER ON GMO'S: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) DIRECTOR GENERAL REVEALED THAT THE WHO DIRECTOR GENERAL IS MISINFORMED CONCERNING THE ADVANCE INFORMED AGREEMENT PROVISION OF THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL. IN URGING WF [...] | 2003-05-22 10:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO SENV WFP WHO |
03ROME4879 | LATIN AMERICAN INTEREST IN SCHOOL FEEDING [...] Representatives of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries (GRULAC) met with Ambassador Tony Hall to express their strong support for school feeding initiatives. They are concerned about declining U.S. funding for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education Program, partic [...] | 2003-10-24 14:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SENV EAID XK XR WFP WHO |
04ABUDHABI3346 | Polio Eradication: UAE Response [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-27 03:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA WHO UNICEF TC |
04LILONGWE497 | GLOBAL FUND'S EFFECTIVENESS IN MALAWI STIFLED [...] (SBU) The Global Fund's effectiveness in Malawi, the largest HIV/AIDS award recipient, has been stifled by operational and administrative problems. The goal of "limited oversight" has become unstructured and unwritten operational guidelines that are often confusing rather than liberating. Th [...] | 2004-06-08 12:38:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV EAID TBIO SOCI MI WHO HIV AIDS |
04MADRID1061 | SPANISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE RE ROAD SAFETY [...] We delivered reftel demarche to the MFA, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Public Works, and the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs. 2. In follow-up conversations with Ana Paredes, Subdirector General of Services for Technical Bodies and Rosario Bernal Garcia, Head of Ser [...] | 2004-03-30 10:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN AORC SP UN WHO |
04MADRID1210 | SUSANA ESTEVEZ TO HEAD SPANISH DELEGATION TO UN [...] Spain's MFA informed us that Spain will be represented to the April 14 UN Special Session in observance of World Health Day by Spain's Ambassador to the United Nations as well as by Susana Estevez, Head of International Relations, Ministry of Interior. 2. In a separate communication, the [...] | 2004-04-14 10:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN AORC SP UN WHO |
04MADRID1690 | TAIWAN OBSERVERSHIP AT WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-12 10:14:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL TW SP WHO |
04MADRID3900 | SPAIN TO CONTRIBUTE ONE MILLION EUROS TO POLIO [...] No summary [...] | 2004-10-06 08:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO XG XT SP WHO OECD |
04MANAMA1472 | BAHRAIN: POLIO ERADICATION [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ chief September 21 delivered reftel talking points, non-paper, and OIC resolutions regarding the Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al-Umran. Al-Umran understood the connection between the PEI and the Organization of Islamic Confer [...] | 2004-09-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSCA BA ISCON WHO UNICEF |
04MANAMA749 | DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF TAIWAN OBSERVERSHIP AT [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-20 07:28:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL TW BA WHO |
04PARAMARIBO157 | DEMARCHE ON WHO GLOBAL STRATEGY ON DIET, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-20 15:58:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AORC PREL NS WHO |
04ROME1010 | CHILE/WORLD FOOD PROGRAM CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH A [...] The World Food Program (WFP),the Chilean Board of Educational Assistance and Scholarships (JUNAEB),and the U.S.-based American School Food Service Association (ASFSA) plan to jointly launch a Latin American independent school- feeding support network at a Conference in Santiago, Chile, March [...] | 2004-03-15 16:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF SENV FAO WHO WFP UNESCO |
04ROME1392 | WFP HELPS LAUNCH LATIN AMERICAN SCHOOL FEEDING [...] An international school feeding congress - "Networks Beyond Borders," attracted more than 800 participants from 19 countries. The event included an industry fair with 40 companies from the Americas and workshops on nutrition, food safety and technology, school feeding programming and research [...] | 2004-04-08 08:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF SENV FAO WHO WFP UNESCO |
04ROME1415 | USAID/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITS WFP PROGRAMS [...] US MISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE TIM LAVELLE VISITED PERU MARCH 27-31, AND TRAVELED TO THE PERUVIAN ANDEAN REGION OF HUANCAVALICA TO REVIEW WFP OPERATIONS. WFP'S PROGRAM IS RIGHTLY FOCUSED IN THE PERUVIAN HIGHLANDS, WHERE POVERTY RATES ARE NEARLY DOUBLE THAT OF COASTAL REGIONS. WFP'S PROGR [...] | 2004-04-09 11:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF SENV FAO WHO WFP UNESCO |
04ROME1836 | ITALY - TAIWAN: NO SUPPORT FOR WHA OBSERVERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2004-05-12 08:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL TW IT WHO |
04THEHAGUE685 | DEMARCHE RE ROAD SAFETY [...] PER (REFTEL) REQUEST, DEMARCHE AND SUPPORTING TALKING POINTS REGARDING RETAINING THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE (ECE) AS THE FOCAL POINT FOR UN ROAD SAFETY ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO DUTCH MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (MOT) WITH A COPY TO MFA MARCH 17. IN AN INITIAL REACTION OUR MOT INT [...] | 2004-03-17 15:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC NL UN ELNT WHO |
04YEREVAN315 | INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS DEMARCHE [...] (U) We delivered demarche on WHO International Health Regulations to MFA Americas Desk Officer Lilit Toutkhalian and MFA International Organizations Desk Officer Artak Apitonian February 5 per reftel instructions. Toutkhalian expressed confidence that this issue would receive "more serious a [...] | 2004-02-06 12:34:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL WHO |
05ABUDHABI4225 | UAEG PREPARES FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (U) Summary: Recently, the UAEG established a task force to devise a contingency plan to block avian influenza from entering the country. As such, the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry has imposed a ban on the import of live birds and their products from countries where cases of the diseas [...] | 2005-10-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI WHO FAO OIE |
05ABUJA2234 | NIGERIA'S PLAN ON AVIAN FLU STILL IN INITIAL STAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. In February 2004, Nigeria held a consultative forum on Avian Influenza (AI),and Nigerian President Obasanjo is "very aware" of the threat AI poses to Nigeria. The Ministry of Health (MOH),in late October 2005 issued the third draft of the government's AI Position Paper. On N [...] | 2005-11-16 14:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV EAGR AMED CASC EAID XX NI WHO FAO AVIANFLU |
05ANKARA2683 | TURKEY'S RESPONSE TO WHO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] (SBU) Econoff conveyed reftel talking points to MFA International Political Organizations Department Head Levent Sahinkaya, who replied that Turkey shared the U.S. goal to complete the revision of the International Health Regulations (IHR) at the May 12-13 meeting of the Intergovernmental Wor [...] | 2005-05-10 11:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TBIO TU WHO |
05ANKARA5943 | TURKEY - INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-03 12:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI TU WHO |
05ASUNCION1079 | PARAGUAY ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WHO EXECUTIVE [...] On June 23, Embassy delivered reftel diplomatic note to the MFA. A return note from the MFA's International Organizations Directorate, dated August 18, conveyed the Republic of Paraguay's official support for the U.S. candidacy. 2. MINIMIZED CONSIDERED. KEANE [...] | 2005-08-29 12:05:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL KSEP PA WHO |
05ASUNCION1109 | PARAGUAY ON ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF AVIAN [...] (U) On 9/1, the Ambassador emphasized reftel talking points in a meeting with Acting Foreign Minister Emilio Gimenez. 2. (SBU) Gimenez advised that the GOP already has established an avian influenza task force to deal with suspected cases of exposure to the disease. (Note: The GOP has not [...] | 2005-09-02 14:30:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI PA KSTH WHO |
05ASUNCION1116 | MORE FROM PARAGUAY ON ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF [...] (SBU) On 9/2, the MFA advised PolOff that the GOP has designated the Ministry of Health's Director of Epidemiology, Wilma Baswaldo, tel: 595-21-203-998, as the GOP's senior-level point of contact with respect to avian influenza. Dr. Carmen Portillo, also of the Ministry of Health, leads the a [...] | 2005-09-02 15:55:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI PA KSTH WHO |
05BRASILIA2619 | BRAZILIAN PARTICIPANT IN THE SENIOR OFFICIALS [...] Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, head of the Brazilian Ministry of Health Infectious Disease section will be attending the IPAPI Senior Officials meeting on October 6 and 7. Dr. Barbosa's contact information is as follows: Phone (55- 61) 3224-8861/3226-1216, Cell: (55-61) 9970-0880, Fax (55-61) 3223-1168 [...] | 2005-09-30 19:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI WHO FAO OIE |
05BRASILIA2652 | ADDITIONAL INFO ON BRAZILIAN PARTICIPANT IN THE [...] Per reftel, additional information for Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Brazilian participant in the IPAPI Senior Officials meeting on October 6 and 7 is as follows: Brazilian Official Passport SA167908, issued March 31, 2003; Date of Birth: May 16, 1957. DANILOVICH [...] | 2005-10-05 11:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI WHO FAO OIE |
05BRATISLAVA865 | SLOVAKS PURSUING AVIAN INFLUENZA AND PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. Officials from the GOS appear to be making good progress on contingency plannnig for an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) as well as the possibility of a human-to-human pandemic disease. Ministry of Health State Secretary Alexandra Novotna (also Deputy Health Minister and SI [...] | 2005-10-25 15:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR SOCI KSCA LO WHO FAO OIE |
05BRATISLAVA873 | SLOVAK AVIAN INFLUENZA FRAMEWORK PLAN [...] On October 26, the GOS approved and publicly released its framework plan to combat the threat of avian influenza (AI) and the possibility of a pandemic virus. The new plan replaced a previous version established in August of 2001. The framework established a Commission, headed by Minister of [...] | 2005-10-27 14:36:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR SOCI KSCA LO WHO FAO OIE |
05CAIRO7552 | EGYPT PREPARING FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Government of Egypt officials share our concerns regarding avian influenza (AI). The GOE's close co-operation with Cairo's U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-3) has positioned it for effective surveillance of AI, though the system has some limitations. However, the political will [...] | 2005-09-30 12:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI WHO KSTH |
05CAIRO8124 | CAIRO FORMS AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKING GROUP; US - [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM convened a meeting of Mission representatives on October 11 to establish an Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) to evaluate Mission preparedness in the event of an outbreak, and to discuss Mission's collaboration with the GOE on avian influenza (AI) issues. NAMRU-3 has [...] | 2005-10-23 09:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EG WHO KSTH |
05CAIRO8533 | CAIRO AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKING GROUP (AIWG) UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Cairo's Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) met on October 26 to review post and interagency preparedness and collaborative efforts with the GOE, and to discuss recent meetings with the Ministry of Health (MOH),the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA),the Ministrsy of Foreign Affair [...] | 2005-11-08 15:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EG WHO KSTH |
05CALGARY706 | FOUL FOWL FLU FIGHTERS [...] (U) Taking advantage of the media frenzy generated by the recent discoveries of a low pathogenic strain of avian flu in British Columbia and California, the Calgary Health Region (CHR) board announced on November 29 its strategy for combating pandemic outbreaks. Experts predict that, in the eve [...] | 2005-12-01 19:21:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA SOCI PREL CA WHO KSTH |
05COLOMBO1592 | AVIAN FLU PREPAREDNESS IN SRI LANKA [...] (SBU) Summary: EconOff met with the Chief Epidemiologist for the Ministry of Health (MOH) as well as an officer working in the Colombo office of the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding reftel. Sri Lankan officials and academics are watching for signs of avian flu and other illnesses wi [...] | 2005-09-09 05:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CE KSTH WHO |
05COLOMBO1992 | AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION - SRI [...] (U) THIS IS THE SECOND CABLE REPORTING ON PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PREVENT A HIGHLY PATHENOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (HPAI) IN SRI LANKA (REF A) AND RESPONDS TO REF B QUESTIONS REGARDING SRI LANKA'S EFFORTS TO CONTROL AVIAN FLU AND ITS CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC. PREPAREDNES [...] | 2005-11-23 10:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CASC CE KSTH WHO |
05DARESSALAAM831 | 58th World Health Assembly - Invitation from HHS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-02 05:34:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA OVIP AORC TZ WHO |
05DHAKA2089 | BANGLADESHI HEALTH MINISTER TO ATTEND WHA [...] On May 2, the Health Ministry confirmed to us that Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has received Secretary Leavitt's invitation and plans to attend reftel meeting. We informed them of the meeting venue and time. CHAMMAS [...] | 2005-05-03 09:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG TRBIO WHO |
05DHAKA4159 | BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE ON ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-22 11:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI BG KSTH WHO |
05DUBLIN1110 | IRELAND SUPPORTS IPAPI CORE PRINCIPLES, UNCERTAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-08 15:39:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TBIO ECON SOCI KSTH WHO |
05DUBLIN515 | IRELAND'S RESPONSE TO WHO DEMARCHE [...] On April 28, Post delivered ref A talking points on WHO International Health Regulations (IHRs) to James McIntyre, Department of Foreign Affairs First Secretary for EU Common Policies and the OECD (with responsibility for WHO). McIntyre said that Ireland generally shared U.S. views on the out [...] | 2005-04-29 15:01:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL PTER ETRD WHO |
05DUBLIN822 | IRISH RESPONSE TO POLIO DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-01 12:16:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO WHO |
05DUSHANBE1779 | TAJIKISTAN: STOPPING AVIAN FLU AT ITS BORDERS WITH NO [...] To date, Tajikistan has no reported cases of Avian Flu. The Ministries of Health and Agriculture as well as the country's Veterinary Services have taken stringent measures to stop Avian Flu from entering Tajikistan's borders. 2. The Veterinary Service has begun to capture and examine wild [...] | 2005-11-04 12:58:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAGR ECON EAID TBIO KSCA SOCI TI KSTH WHO |
05DUSHANBE1856 | TAJIKISTAN: GOVT UNABLE TO HANDLE POTENTIAL AVIAN FLU [...] Head Veterinarian, Dr. Mulojon Amirbekov, explicitly stated that Tajikistan is not prepared to combat an Avian Flu outbreak. Tajikistan does not have a strategy for containing a pandemic if it occurs; however, various government ministries have taken measures, within their capabilities, to avo [...] | 2005-11-23 11:28:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSCA SOCI TI KSTH WHO |
05GENEVA1282 | CONCUR AWARD FOR GRANT FUND TO WORLD HEALTH [...] Mission has no objection to the proposed award for the cooperative agreement between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization to support the International Programme on Chemical Safety. Mission understands the prop [...] | 2005-05-25 08:36:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA AORC WHO |
05GENEVA1665 | WHO:58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: U.S.-HOSTED [...] U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt hosted a Ministerial meeting on avian influenza at the 58th World Health Assembly on May 16, 2005. The meeting brought together the Ministers of Health and representatives from Australia, Cambodia, Canada, the People's Repub [...] | 2005-07-07 10:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO |
05GENEVA1666 | WHO: 58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: U.S.-HOSTED [...] HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness Stewart Simonson hosted a scientific and technical meeting on pandemic influenza preparedness and response at the 58th World Health Assembly on May 17, 2005. This meeting followed up on discussions started at the previous day's M [...] | 2005-07-07 10:50:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO |
05GENEVA1667 | WHO: 58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: WHO TECHNICAL [...] The Global Health Security Action Initiative (GHSI) and the WHO Secretariat hosted a technical briefing on pandemic influenza preparedness and response at the 58th World Health Assembly on May 18 2005. Formal presentations included Dr. Guenael Rodier, Director, Department of Communicable Dise [...] | 2005-07-07 10:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO |
05GENEVA1668 | WHO: 58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: ANNUAL MEETING OF [...] U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt chaired the annual meeting of the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) Ministerial Steering Committee during the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2005. Ministers of Health from Israel, Turkey, the [...] | 2005-07-07 10:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KPAL TAGS WHO |
05GENEVA1673 | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: REPORT ON THE 58TH [...] Summary. This message reports on the annual 192-member World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO),which met from May 16-25, 2005, in Geneva, Switzerland. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt headed the U.S. Delegation, which included offic [...] | 2005-07-08 04:53:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO AORC WHO |
05GENEVA1755 | WHO: 58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: MINISTERIAL [...] SUMMARY. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt and Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, invited the Ministers of Health from the fifteen focus countries of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to meet with them during the 2005 World H [...] | 2005-07-19 10:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA AORC WHO |
05GENEVA2247 | TRAVEL OF FT DETRICK OFFICIAL ENDY [...] Mission welcomes the visit of and grants country clearance to Colonel Timothy Endy to travel to Geneva, Switzerland to attend the WHO Dengue Vaccine Steering Committee Meeting November 15 - 21, 2005. Traveler can be contacted through the WHO at Telephone number 41-22-840-5160. Hotle inform [...] | 2005-09-15 20:41:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TBIO WHO |
05GENEVA2391 | LOGISTICAL/ARRIVAL INFORMATION FOR IPAPI SENIOR [...] Dr. Klaus Stohr, Team Coordinator, WHO Global Influenza Programme, Department for Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response, will represent the World Health Organization at the Senior Officials Meeting. Stohr's DOB is 3 January 1959. He will travel on UN Laissez-passer No. SA61578, vali [...] | 2005-10-05 05:05:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI WHO |
05GENEVA2471 | WHO: FIFTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE [...] Summary. The 52-member WHO Regional Committee for Europe (EURO) met from September 12-15, 2005, in Bucharest, Romania. WHO Director-General J.W. Lee participated in the opening session. In his remarks he focused on avian influenza, universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment, recalling the G8 g [...] | 2005-10-14 03:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL EAID SOCI WHO |
05KATHMANDU2150 | NEPAL AGREES TO PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Dr. Bishnu Prasad Pandit, the senior point of contact on Avian Influenza for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (ref A),informed Emboff on September 30 that Nepal agreed to be listed as a partner on the International Partnership on [...] | 2005-09-30 11:21:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI NP WHO |
05KATHMANDU2361 | NEPAL'S PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN FLU; DELIVERY OF [...] (SBU) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) is working through a Task Force established in 2004 to upgrade its capacity to handle an avian flu outbreak, but Nepali officials worry about what resources may be available to assist with Nepal's preparedness. While no cases of avian flu have be [...] | 2005-10-28 11:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KSCA SENV EAGR ECON PREL NP WHO FAO |
05KINGSTON2148 | ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Charge on August 25 delivered reftel points to Ambassador Douglas Saunders, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Saunders thanked him for the information but did not offer a substantive response. 2. On August 30, Post faxed a copy of the points to Dr. [...] | 2005-09-14 14:00:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI JM KSTH WHO |
05KINGSTON2306 | JAMAICA - ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] On September 27, Pol/Econ Chief, accompanied by USAID Missof, met with Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Grace Allen-Young and Dr. Lynette Peters, MOH Veterinary Services Director, to discuss the state of Jamaica's preparations to confront any outbreak of avian influenza on the island. P/E [...] | 2005-10-06 19:43:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI JM WHO |
05KUWAIT3719 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADDRESSING THE THREAT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO ECON SOCI KU KSTH WHO |
05KUWAIT4673 | KUWAIT AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: GOK MEASURES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 30, Emboffs and two U.S. military veterinarians met with the Deputy Director General for Animal Resources to discuss the GOK's efforts to combat the spread of the Avian Influenza (AI) virus. The GOK has teams of inspectors that routinely inspect farms and bird marke [...] | 2005-11-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD AMED KPAO PREL CASC KSCA SENV TBIO KU WHO FAO |
05LAGOS1863 | NIGERIA CANNOT DETECT H5N1 AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. AgAttache met with the acting director of Nigeria's Department of Agriculture and Pest Control Services to discuss the GON's plan for contending with an outbreak of AI. Senior GON policymakers are keenly aware that an AI outbreak would very likely destroy Nigeria's poultry industry [...] | 2005-12-09 14:39:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV EAGR AMED CASC EAID XX NI WHO FAO |
05LIMA3924 | PERU WILL JOIN-DEMARCHE REPLY - AVIAN FLU [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-09 22:18:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ASEC EAID KSCA TBIO ECON PREL SOCI PE KSTH WHO |
05MADRID1687 | SPAIN NOT SUPPORTIVE ON WHO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS [...] (U) ESTHOFF passed reftel points April 21 to appropriate MFA and Health Ministry contacts. POLMILOFF passed reftel points that same day to the Defense Ministry. The MFA contacted ESTHOFF to inform the Embassy that it would deliver the combined GOS response to our demarche. This response was [...] | 2005-04-29 15:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL PTER SP WHO |
05MADRID2630 | SPAIN LIKELY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO [...] ESTHOFF made reftel points June 29 to Health Ministry Deputy Director General for International Affairs Jose Perez Lazaro, thanking Spain for its 2004 contribution to the Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) and requesting additional Spanish contributions to help meet the PEI's 50 million dolla [...] | 2005-07-13 15:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO SP WHO |
05MADRID3074 | SPAIN: ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] ESTHOFF made reftel points August 23 to Health Ministry Deputy Director General Jose Perez Lazaro, requesting the contact details of the GOS Avian Influenza POC. Perez Lazaro informed ESTHOFF August 30 that the GOS Health Ministry POC (for possible transmission to humans) would be Director G [...] | 2005-08-30 12:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI SP KSTH WHO |
05MADRID3489 | SPANISH OFFICIALS ATTENDING IPAPI SENIOR OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-04 13:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI KSCA SP WHO FAO OIE |
05MADRID3635 | SPAIN PLAYS DOWN AVIAN INFLUENZA THREAT [...] The reported arrival of the H5N1 virus in Greece and a flurry of EU and national meetings on Avian Influenza have kept "Bird Flu" in the Spanish headlines over the past week. Spanish Health and Agriculture Ministry spokespersons having been urging calm, alleging that Avian Influenza is not lik [...] | 2005-10-18 11:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI KSCA SP WHO FAO OIE |
05MANAMA1605 | BAHRAIN'S AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] This an action cable; please see paragraph 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Ministry of Public Health Director of Public Health Dr. Sameer Abdulla Khalfan found International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) meeting summaries (reftel) useful and consistent with the [...] | 2005-11-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA SENV EAGR ECON PREL BA WHO FAO |
05MAPUTO538 | WHO: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS DEMARCHE - [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-28 15:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL PTER MZ WHO HIV AIDS PEPFAR |
05OTTAWA2827 | Public Health Emergency Governance in Canada [...] In Canada the provincial governments have the primary responsibility for health matters, including managing public health emergencies. The federal authorities do play an important coordination role between the provinces, with other countries and the WHO. In addition to that role, the federal [...] | 2005-09-20 20:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA SOCI PREL CA WHO KSTH |
05OTTAWA2976 | CANADA TO HOST HEALTH MINISTERS MEETING ON AVIAN [...] Summary: As part of the continuing international response to the threat of avian and pandemic influenza, the Canadian Government will host a meeting of health ministers from more than 30 countries and international organizations in Ottawa, October 24/25. The purpose of the meeting is to enco [...] | 2005-10-05 17:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI CA WHO FAO OIE |
05OTTAWA3448 | Avian Influenza Report 1: Low Pathogenic Virus [...] Summary: Avian influenza virus detected on November 18 in a domesticated duck from a farm in British Columbia has been confirmed as a low pathogenic H5 North American strain. An estimated 67,000 ducks and other fowl from the farm and surrounding area will be euthanized. A national wild bird [...] | 2005-11-21 20:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA SOCI PREL CA WHO KSTH |
05OTTAWA3482 | Canada's Pandemic Influenza Plans [...] Summary: Canada has a national pandemic flu plan dating from early 2004; an updated version is expected in December 2005. Preparing for an influenza pandemic is a top priority for the government of Canada. Canada is working with many partners, including the United States, to enhance global cap [...] | 2005-11-23 17:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA SOCI CA WHO KSTH |
05PARIS2950 | FRENCH VIEWS ON WHO/INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] Acting Science Counselor contacted the MFA and the Health Ministry on April 25 to convey USG position concerning the revision of International Health regulations (reftel) and explain the U.S. position on outstanding issues. 2. Our MFA contact stated that while France had [...] | 2005-05-02 08:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL PTER FR WHO |
05PRAGUE1264 | CZECH READINESS FOR POSSIBLE AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK - [...] (U) Michael Vit, Deputy Health Minister and Chief Public Health Officer, briefed Embassy officials August 29 on steps already taken, as well as those planned, to deal with an outbreak of avian flu. The Czech Republic has a plan for pandemics and that plan is now being evaluated for its effect [...] | 2005-08-30 15:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EZ KSTH WHO |
05PRAGUE1533 | AVIAN FLU: CZECHS DON'T HAVE THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW [...] (SBU) Summary: There is no evidence of Avian Flu in the Czech Republic. However, due to a lack of political leadership and a delayed reaction to the potential pandemic, the government only has sufficient medical supplies and facilities to deal with a mild outbreak. A larger outbreak would o [...] | 2005-10-26 14:42:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED EAGR EZ PGOV TBIO WHO |
05ROME2565 | 28-th Session of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius [...] The 28-th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) was held 4-9 July 2005, in Rome, Italy. The Session was well attended with 513 representatives from 122 member countries, and 40 international intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. 2. Members of the United Sta [...] | 2005-08-02 13:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR ETRD FAO WHO |
05ROME2915 | Codex Secretary Comments on Biotech Task Force [...] In an August 30 meeting, Codex Commission Secretary, Kazuaki Miyagishima, discussed prospects for the upcoming meeting of the Codex Ad Hoc Task Force on Biotechnology with Ag MinCoun. Miyagishima expects the discussion over the Task Force's workplan to be difficult and therefore plans to att [...] | 2005-09-01 10:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR ETRD FAO WHO |
05ROME2979 | FAO EMERGENCY PROGRAMS: AVIAN INFLUENZA AND THE RISK [...] Summary. With the potential risk that the Avian Influenza (AI) deadly sub-virus H5N1 may be transported via the migratory flyways of wild water fowl from South Asia to the Middle East and Europe, the activities of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to stamp out AI [...] | 2005-09-09 08:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TSPL XB XC XD XE UN FAO OIE WHO |
05ROME3976 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO HOLDS SPECIAL EVENT DURING [...] Summary. During the 33rd session of the FAO Conference, FAO hosted a side event on Avian Influenza on November 23rd (septel on the FAO Conference will be issued shortly). The aim was to update the membership on recent developments and the action taken by FAO as well as provide an outline for [...] | 2005-12-02 15:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID SENV SOCI TBIO FAO OIE WHO |
05SANAA3167 | YEMEN AND AVIAN FLU - LONG ON STRATEGY - SHORT ON [...] SUMMARY: A/DCM Tom Burke, accompanied by USAID's Senior Health Advisor in Yemen, Dr. Ahmed Attieg, met with Yemeni Public Health Deputy Minister, Dr. Majid al-Gunaid at his request on 10/17/2005, at which he discussed Yemen state of preparations to respond to the Avian Flu Influenza. Deputy [...] | 2005-10-30 14:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA KPAO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI YM WHO AID COM ENVIRONMENT |
05SANSALVADOR2692 | AVIAN FLU PARTNERSHIP NOT A PRIORITY FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-28 22:18:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI ES WHO |
05SOFIA1683 | BULGARIA WANTS TO CONSULT WITH EU BEFORE COMMITING [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Off and Agricultural attache delivered the talking points regarding the International Partnership on Avian Influenza and upcoming Senior Officials meeting to the Ministry of Health and Agriculture Ministry respectively. Dr. Angal Kunchev, the head epidemiologist at MOH, and Rado [...] | 2005-09-30 14:04:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI BG KSTH WHO |
05SOFIA1767 | BULGARIA SCRAMBLES TO RESPOND TO NEARBY THREAT OF [...] (SBU) Bulgarian authorities are intensifying efforts to respond to a possible outbreak of avian flu in Bulgaria after several cases of bird flu were confirmed in neighboring Romania and Turkey over the weekend. So far no cases of avian flu have been discovered in Bulgaria. Officials from the [...] | 2005-10-13 14:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI BG KSTH WHO |
05SOFIA1962 | BULGARIA'S PREPARATION FOR AVIAN FLU [...] (U) The following is post's response to reftel: A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION --Does the government have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from becoming a pandemic and containing a pandemic once it occurs? If the country has a strategy, how capable is it of implementin [...] | 2005-11-23 14:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI BG KSTH WHO |
05TAIPEI4060 | TAIWAN SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings on September 28-30, AIT briefed senior Taiwan officials from the National Security Council (NSC),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),and Department of Health (DOH) on the U.S. initiative to establish the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Inf [...] | 2005-10-03 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO EAGR ECON PREL TW KSTH WHO |
05TAIPEI4067 | AIT PREPARATIONS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Summary. This cable reports on AIT's preparations to respond to a potential avian influenza (H5N1) pandemic. The basic assumption is that AIT would draw down and drastically reduce its services in the event of an outbreak. Based on reftel D, AIT will revisit our current plans, which include [...] | 2005-10-04 03:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW WHO |
05TAIPEI4128 | TAIWAN SCREENS CERTAIN AIR PASSENGERS FOR AVIAN FLU [...] In response to an alert issued by the World Health Organization (WHO),the Taiwan Center for Disease Control (TCDC) announced on October 6 new screening requirements for Avian Influenza. Beginning October 10, all passengers on flights from Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia will be as [...] | 2005-10-07 23:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW WHO |
05TAIPEI4264 | AVIAN INFLUENZA SMUGGLED INTO TAIWAN FROM CHINA [...] (SBU) AIT received news late on October 20 from the Taiwan Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine under the Council of Agricultural (COA) that of the 1500 birds being smuggled from China on a Panamanian-flagged vessel that were seized by Taiwan Coast Guard on October 14, [...] | 2005-10-20 22:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED SENV CASC ECON TW WHO |
05TAIPEI4295 | TAIWAN AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: This is a periodic update to our baseline report on Taiwan's efforts to combat avian flu (ref D). In recent days, Taiwan authorities discovered H5N1 avian flu virus in a shipment of birds smuggled from China. The stock market declined on avian flu concerns. Authorities conducte [...] | 2005-10-23 22:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED SENV CASC ECON TW WHO |
05TAIPEI4404 | TAIWAN VACCINE DIPLOMACY OVERRATED [...] (C) As reported in Ref A, on Oct. 17, 2005, Michael Kao, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs announced that Taiwan was preparing to propose at next month's APEC summit in Busan, South Korea to produce and distribute avian flu vaccine to APEC countries. This is part of a series of moves by Taiwan [...] | 2005-10-31 23:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO AMED SENV CASC ECON TW WHO |
05THEHAGUE3033 | AVIAN FLU: DUTCH ASSESS PREPAREDNESS [...] SUMMARY: The GONL has initiated a series of steps to enhance its ability to deal with a possible outbreak of avian influenza. Measures include a nationwide evaluation of regional preparedness, stockpiling anti-viral treatments, information campaigns to answer common questions about the virus, [...] | 2005-11-08 16:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO NL FAO WHO OIE |
05VIENNA14 | POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE: ADDITIONAL USD [...] The Ministry of Health recently notified the Embassy that the GoA would make an extradordinary contribution of USD 100,000 to the WHO/UNICEF-led Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI). Citing USG promotion of the PEI (ref A),MoH Chief of Staff Clemens Auer thanked the USG for its efforts and co [...] | 2005-01-04 14:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO AU WHO |
05VIENNA1438 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] (U) On April 25, we conveyed reftel talking points to appropriate offices in the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. DAO will present talking points to the Ministry of Defense at earliest opportunity. 2. (SBU) On May 2, EconPol Unit Chief followed up with Hubert Hrabcik, [...] | 2005-05-02 16:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL PTER AU WHO |
05VIENNA3060 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON THE AVIAN INFLUENZA THREAT [...] (U) DCM delivered reftel points to Clemens Auer, the Minister of Health's Chief of Staff, on September 8. APHIS also discussed avian flu issues with Johann Herzog, Ministry of Health Advisor for Veterinary Affairs, Medicine, Biotechnology, and Food Safety; and with Johan Damoser, A [...] | 2005-09-14 12:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI AU KSTH WHO |
05VIENNA3273 | AUSTRIAN REPRESENTATION AT IPAPI SOM IN WASHINGTON [...] According to Gisela Polte, Head of the MFA's Energy, Nuclear Safety and Health Unit, an official from the Austrian Embassy in Washington will represent the GoA at the IPAPI Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) October 6-7. Polte promised to notify post and the department, as soon as the MFA had de [...] | 2005-10-03 14:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI AU WHO FAO |
05VIENNA3470 | AVIAN INFLUENZA THREAT: SUMMARY COMMENTS FROM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA SENV EAGR ECON PREL AU WHO FAO |
05VIENNA3865 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] Enclosed, are Post's responses to the questions in reftel. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION Q: Does the government have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from becoming a pandemic and containing a pandemic once it occurs? If the country has a strategy, how capable is it [...] | 2005-12-14 08:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL CASC AU WHO |
05WARSAW3632 | POLAND RESPONDS TO AVIAN FLU OUTBREAKS [...] Summary. In response to the confirmed outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in Romania and Turkey, the GOP has taken several steps to prepare for a potential outbreak on Polish soil. An emergency anti-epidemic committee has been formed that cuts across key ministries and agencies, including Heal [...] | 2005-10-19 12:21:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON PREL PL KSTH WHO |
05WELLINGTON328 | NEW ZEALAND ON WHO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] Post delivered reftel points April 21 to New Zealand's Ministry of Health. On April 22, Andrew Forsyth, team leader of the Ministry's Public Health Legislation Review, reported that he was still working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to formulate New Zealand's positions for th [...] | 2005-04-21 22:52:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL PTER NZ WHO |
05WELLINGTON502 | NEW ZEALAND CONTRIBUTES TO POLIO ERADICATION [...] Post delivered ref B demarche points to to Vicki Poole, Global Group Program Manager at the NZ Agency for International Development (NZAID); Dr. Mark Jacobs, Director of Public Health in the Ministry of Health; and the Americas Division of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. [...] | 2005-06-29 02:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO NZ WHO |
05WELLINGTON759 | NEW ZEALAND ENDORSES JOINT STATEMENT BY [...] The New Zealand government supports the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza and would welcome being included in the Joint Statement to be issued by the partnership (ref B). 2. Post on September 26 delivered ref A talking points and Joint Statement to the New Zealand Mi [...] | 2005-09-30 03:50:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ECON KSCA PREL SOCI NZ WHO |
05YEREVAN1562 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOAM ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On August 23, Ambassador delivered reftel points to Haik Melik Darbinyan, First Deputy Minister of Health, Prof. Vladimir Davidiants, Chief of Public Health and Sanitation, and Liana Torosyan, Ministry of Health Coordinat [...] | 2005-08-26 12:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI GA AM KSTH WHO RU AZ |
05YEREVAN1730 | ARMENIA JOINS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON AVIAN [...] (U) On September 27, CDA Godfrey met with Armenian Minister of Health Norayr Davidian to discuss the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, invite Armenia to participate in the Senior Officials Meeting and pass reftel A points. Prof. Vladimir Davidyants, the GOAM point of [...] | 2005-09-27 12:09:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI AM WHO |
05YEREVAN1856 | UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF MASS BIRD DEATHS IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) In a recent news article, Ornithologist Martin Adamyan reported that mass bird deaths had been observed in the Lake Sevan and Arpi regions of Armenia. He speculated that bird migration patterns made it particularly likely that avian flu will be found in Armenia in the near future. Deput [...] | 2005-10-18 09:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSCA ECON PREL SOCI AM WHO EAGR |
05YEREVAN1900 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUMMARY REPORT OF THE FIRST [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-25 12:34:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSCA SENV ECON PREL AM WHO FAO EAGR |
05YEREVAN1905 | MASS BIRD DEATHS REPORTED IN NORTHERN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-26 11:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSCA ECON PREL SOCI IR AM WHO EAGR |
05YEREVAN2053 | ARMENIA: RESPONSE TO AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Armenia is ill-prepared to respond to an avian influenza (AI) outbreak in either the animal or the human population. There is no active surveillance system in place and the GOAM currently lacks basic diagnostic capacity to evaluate any potential AI outbreak. There is, however, some sci [...] | 2005-11-23 07:19:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL AMED AM WHO |
05YEREVAN762 | ARMENIA WILL CONVEY MESSAGE ON WHO HEALTH [...] (SBU) We delivered demarche and talking points to MFA Chief of International Organizations Department Valery Mkrtumyan, MFA Americas Department Chief Lilit Touthalian and Ministry of Health International Affairs Section Chief Haik Grigoryan April 25 per reftel instructions. Post also delivere [...] | 2005-04-28 02:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL PTER AM WHO |
05ZAGREB1729 | H5 SUBTYPE AVIAN FLU VIRUS FOUND IN CROATIA [...] On Friday, October 21, the GOC confirmed that the H5 subtype of the avian influenza (AI) virus had been found in samples taken from dead swans in Slavonia, in eastern Croatia. The samples were forwarded to the European Union reference laboratory in the UK to determine if the swans were carry [...] | 2005-10-24 14:42:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL EAID WHO HR |
05ZAGREB1741 | H5N1 CONFIRMED IN CROATIA: OVERVIEW OF [...] SUMMARY: Croatian Veterinary authorities confirmed on October 26 the presence of the H5N1 virus in dead swans found in the eastern part of the country last week. The GOC has been rapid and transparent in its handling of the situation thus far. This message summarizes the situation to date, [...] | 2005-10-26 15:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL EAID WHO HR |
05ZAGREB1810 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: 9 NOVEMBER 2005 [...] SUMMARY: As of November 9, 2005, no additional cases of H5N1 have been confirmed in Croatia. The GOC has begun to relax some of the biosafety measures outside of the initial sites. Public awareness efforts are continuing and poultry sales are rebounding. END SUMMARY 2. The Croatian Ve [...] | 2005-11-09 13:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL EAID WHO CASC HR |
05ZAGREB1836 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: 17 NOVEMBER 2005 [...] SUMMARY: As of November 17, 2005, no additional cases of H5N1 have been confirmed in Croatia. The GOC is continuing its surveillance efforts and Post hopes to receive an English version of the Croatian national pandemic influenza preparedness plan by the end of November. Media interest in a [...] | 2005-11-17 09:54:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL EAID WHO CASC HR |
06ABUDHABI2625 | POLIO ERADICATION IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) On June 19, Post delivered reftel demarche to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On June 25, Econchief and Econoff met with Ambassador Ali al-Zarouni, Director of European, American and Oceanic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to follow up. Econchief urged the UAEG to encou [...] | 2006-06-25 10:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA TBIO WHO AE |
06ADDISABABA2273 | MOZAMBIQUE NOMINATES PASCOAL MOCUMBI FOR WHO [...] Post received a note verbale August 16 from the Embassy of Mozambique located in Addis Ababa indicating Mozambique's intention to nominate Dr. Pascoal Mocumbi for World Health Organization Director General. Note verbale requests USG support of the nomination. 2. Begin text: Ref. No. 8 [...] | 2006-08-17 11:14:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL WHO MZ |
06ADDISABABA2305 | ETHIOPIA: HEALTH MINISTRY REQUESTS SUPPORT TO [...] Summary. Ethiopia's Federal Ministry of Health issued a letter (text below) to USAID, UNICEF, WHO and UNOCHA August 17 requesting preparedness and response support for an outbreak of Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD). In a conversation August 18 with USAID's Chief Health Officer, State Minister o [...] | 2006-08-18 10:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID CASC WHO ET |
06ADDISABABA86 | AU SOCIAL AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER ON AU HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union's (AU) attention to social issues in Africa is one of the major issues differentiating it from its predecessor organization, the OAU, Commissioner for Social Affairs Bience Gawanas (Namibian) told DCM January 5. The AU is working with African regional economi [...] | 2006-01-11 06:09:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC WHO SOCI AU |
06AITTAIPEI1540 | TAIWAN RECEPTIVE TO UNILATERAL ADHERENCE TO IHR [...] (U) AIT delivered ref A demarche to Department of Health (DOH) Director General Peter Chang on May 2. Drawing from points in ref A, ESTHOFF also briefed Chang about U.S. efforts in Beijing seeking additional participation for Taiwan in WHO health activities. Chang seemed pleased with this app [...] | 2006-05-04 06:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL WHO CH TW |
06AITTAIPEI2009 | TAIWAN PLEASED WITH OUTCOME OF WHA MEETINGS: READY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Action request para 10. VFM Michael Kau told AIT Acting Director that Taiwan was very pleased with the outcome of its pragmatic approach to the WHA Meeting in Geneva. He expressed Taiwan's appreciation for support from the US (citing particularly Health Attache David Hohman in [...] | 2006-06-13 06:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED TBIO SENV PREL WHO IO TW |
06ANKARA136 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR US INTERAGENCY AVIAN [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance for the US Interagency Avian Influenza Team traveling to Turkey arriving January 16 to assess the Avian Influenza outbreak in Turkey and to assist the response by the GoT, WHO and FAO/OIE. 2. Embassy Ankara will meet and assist team members at Anka [...] | 2006-01-14 15:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TBIO CDC WHO TU AGMT |
06ASTANA45 | WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE TO KAZAKHSTAN [...] Post delivered reftel demarche on May 17 to Almatbek Demesinov, Head of the UN division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Demesinov stated that MFA concurred with the USG position in principle but needed to consult with the Ministry of Health before issuing a concrete response. On Ma [...] | 2006-05-24 05:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO KZ |
06ASUNCION492 | PARAGUAY: WHA/SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DEILVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 15:04:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO PA |
06BANGKOK2848 | WHO SMALLPOX DEMARCHE: THAILAND SUPPORTS US [...] Post Health Attache contacted Dr. Supamit Chunsutthiwat, RTG Ministry of Public Health (MOPH),and communicated points in reftel. Dr. Supamit replied that the RTG concurs with the last WHO Executive Board report, which calls for a temporary maintenance of the virus stocks, and is not supporti [...] | 2006-05-15 08:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO |
06BELGRADE343 | SERBIA ANNOUNCES FIRST CASE OF H5 AVIAN FLU [...] The Serbian Ministry of Agriculture announced on March, 2 that a case of Avian Influenza was found in a dead swan in a canal in the Backi Monostor area in Sombor (near the Hungarian border). Following lab tests conducted by the Veterinary Scientific Institute in Novi Sad and the Veterinary In [...] | 2006-03-03 16:18:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT TBIO ASEC CASC ETRD EAGR EAID KFLU RO WHO |
06BRASILIA2034 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL HANLON [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Official Cathleen Hanlon, Veterinary Medical Officer, NCID, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia (DF),October 15-21, to attend Brazil Rabies Consultation Meeting and to Florianopolis (SC),Brazil, December 3-6, [...] | 2006-09-25 12:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US SZ WHO IT BR |
06BRATISLAVA139 | SLOVAKIA CONFIRMS PRESENCE OF AVIAN FLU [...] Agriculture Minister Zsolt Simon confirmed the first two cases of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) in Slovakia on February 21. A falcon found near the Danube River 37 miles southeast of Bratislava and a grebe discovered on the outskirts of the capital both tested positive for AI. The samples have [...] | 2006-02-21 15:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR TBIO FAO WHO ECON LO |
06BUCHAREST409 | ROMANIA HOLDS REGIONAL MINISTERIAL ON AVIAN FLU [...] (C) Romanian Minister of Agriculture Flutur invited his counterparts from Bulgaria, Moldova, Turkey and Ukraine to discuss Avian Flu in Bucharest on March 6. The group's first event was a tour with U.S. Ambassador Taubman of the Ministry's Laboratory that has just installed the USG-funded re [...] | 2006-03-09 16:09:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU TBIO EAID CASC WHO RO |
06BUCHAREST811 | AVIAN INFLUENZA - OUTBREAK IN ROMANIAN COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) Romania's National Institute for Animal Diagnosis and Health confirmed that H5N1 avian influenza (AI) has been found in Brasov County, the first confirmed case in Transylvania. Ministry officials confirmed that the virus was found in three commercial farms in the county, and warned th [...] | 2006-05-16 15:56:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
06BUCHAREST834 | AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPLODES ACROSS SEVEN ROMANIAN [...] (SBU) Romania's Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed new cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) in three counties and is testing suspected outbreaks in four more. The cases all are clustered in central Romania, where no previous cases had occurred. Six suspected cases of human AI have tested n [...] | 2006-05-18 17:00:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
06BUCHAREST843 | AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK UNFOLDS [...] (SBU) On May 18, authorities stepped up their effort to contain the H5N1 avian influenza (AI) outbreak in southern Transylvania, restricting traffic and establishing disinfection checkpoints on the DN 1 highway. The virus has also been identified in the bird population within the city limit [...] | 2006-05-22 06:56:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
06BUCHAREST847 | AVIAN INFLUENZA SPREADS TO BUCHAREST, OTHER MAJOR [...] (SBU) The latest outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in Romania continues to spread over nearly one third of the country. A total of 34 sites in nine counties have been confirmed as H5N1 positive, with another 24 sites under suspicion pending confirmation. In Bucharest, dead domestic poultry [...] | 2006-05-22 16:04:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
06BUCHAREST869 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE IN BUCHAREST - CONFUSION [...] (C) Avian Influenza (AI) has been confirmed in two neighborhoods within the city limits of Bucharest, making Romania's largest city the first European capital hit by the H5N1 virus. The virus was discovered in dead chickens raised in backyards of residents living in low-income neighborhoods o [...] | 2006-05-25 15:51:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
06BUCHAREST913 | MORE AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES DISCOVERED THROUGHOUT [...] (U) Following the detection of H5N1 in three commercial poultry farms in the city of Codlea, Brasov County, the number of outbreaks identified throughout the country has grown rapidly. A total of 114 outbreaks have been confirmed in 15 counties since May 12, including outbreaks within the cit [...] | 2006-06-01 14:50:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO |
06CAIRO270 | CAIRO AIWG REVIEWS MISSION AND GOE PREPAREDNESS [...] (U) Summary: The Cairo Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) met January 12, 2006, to assess mission preparedness, review its tripwires, and evaluate recent interactions with the Government of Egypt (GOE) on avian influenza (AI) preparedness and other related issues. End summary. 2. (SB [...] | 2006-01-18 17:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EG WHO KSTH |
06CAIRO2993 | WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-18 13:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EG PREL AORC TBIO WHO |
06CAIRO6196 | AVIAN FLU CASES REEMERGE IN EGYPT AFTER SUMMER LULL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several new cases of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) emerged in backyard poultry farms in August and September, following a relative lull in outbreaks in the early summer. Both the Ministers of Health and Agriculture expressed concern about recent outbreaks. The re-emergence of live [...] | 2006-10-03 15:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH KFLU ECON PREL WHO EG |
06CAIRO6326 | FIRST HUMAN CASE OF AI IN FIVE MONTHS REPORTED IN EGYPT [...] (U) On October 10, World Health Organization (WHO) officials in Cairo confirmed the first case of H5N1 Avian influenza in a human since May, bringing the total number of human cases this year to fifteen, six of which were fatal. According to WHO statistics, Egypt has had the second highest num [...] | 2006-10-11 15:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH KFLU ECON PREL WHO EG |
06CAIRO7249 | EGYPT: THREE NEW HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES [...] (SBU) Officials from the Central Public Health Lab at the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) and NAMRU-3 confirmed on December 24 two new cases of H5N1 and a probable third in a family in the northern governorate of Gharbia, the most recent human cases since October (reftel). All three [...] | 2006-12-28 09:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH KFLU ECON PREL WHO EG |
06COLOMBO337 | AVIAN INFLUENZA - SRI LANKA UPDATE FOLLOWING INDIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The avian flu (AI) outbreak in nearby India has generated significant publicity in Sri Lanka, with public concern leading to decreased consumption of poultry products. Little change has taken place since November (Ref A) in the pace of preparations by the Government of Sri Lan [...] | 2006-03-02 11:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC CE |
06COLOMBO568 | AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS IN MALDIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lack of a concentrated poultry sector keeps Maldives at low risk for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). At the same time, it also presents challenges for surveillance and detection in the case of infection due to inadequate animal testing facilities, underdeveloped quara [...] | 2006-04-10 05:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV |
06COLOMBO776 | HIV/AIDS IN MALDIVES -- LOW PREVALENCE BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite a low reported prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Maldives, the lack of surveillance among high risk populations and risky behavior among Maldivian drug- using youth suggest underreporting and the potential for a serious, but silent, outbreak. Even though Government of Maldives ( [...] | 2006-05-15 03:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV |
06COLOMBO803 | TRANSITIONS AND CHALLENGES IN HIV/AIDS PREVENTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Though Sri Lanka is still considered a low prevalence country for HIV/AIDS, most local HIV/AIDS experts agree that interventions must shift from general awareness campaigns to behavior change approaches targeted at vulnerable and at-risk populations. Government bureaucracy, lack [...] | 2006-05-17 06:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV |
06COLOMBO836 | World Health Assembly: Smallpox Demarche [...] (SBU) Econoff and EconFSN met on May 19 with Dr. H.A.P. Kahandaliyanage, Director General of Health, Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition, regarding reftel. Kahandaliyanage appeared to agree with various arguments for retaining the smallpox virus. He promised that he would discuss the issue wi [...] | 2006-05-22 08:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO CE |
06DHAKA5970 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] Post's Avian Influenza Working Group met Sept. 20 to introduce and orient new members Dr. John Christensen (RMO) and Calvin Levo (FMO) and to receive updates from sections. 2. FMO expressed a desire to explore increasing Post's cash-on-hand supply as part of pandemic and general emergency [...] | 2006-09-23 08:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSCA PREL WHO BG |
06DJIBOUTI556 | DJIBOUTI RESPONSE ON SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] On May 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nasser Mohammed Hassan, the Assistant Director for Bilateral Affairs in charge of American and Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff explained that the World Health Assembly would convene in Geneva later this month, and asked for Djibo [...] | 2006-05-10 12:07:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO DJ |
06DUBAI522 | PREPARATIONS IN IRAN FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-05 12:57:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | IR TBIO TU PGOV WHO KSTH ECON KFLU |
06DUBLIN136 | IRISH RESPONSE TO POLIO DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 11:27:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO WHO EI |
06DUBLIN519 | IRELAND AWAITING EU DISCUSSION ON SMALLPOX [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 17:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO EI |
06DUSHANBE474 | TAJIKISTAN INTERNATIONAL DONORS PREPARE FOR AVIAN FLU [...] Although Tajikistan's government agencies are taking steps to prevent Avian Influenza and control an outbreak, they lack technical expertise and need assistance from international organizations. At a poorly attended donor's meeting, representatives from the United Nations Food and Agriculture [...] | 2006-03-13 05:53:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KFLU ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSTH WHO |
06DUSHANBE880 | TAJIKISTAN: WHA SMALLPOX TALKING POINTS DELIVERED [...] PolOff delivered talking points per reftel to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) May 8. Naredinov promised to pass the information on the U.S. position support continued retention of official smallpox stocks. [...] | 2006-05-16 02:24:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AORC TBIO KPAO SENV WHO TI |
06DUSHANBE881 | TAJIKISTAN: ROLL-OUT OF U.S. PLAN FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] PolOff delivered talking points on the U.S. implementation plan for the national strategy for pandemic influenza per reftel to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs May 13. 2. Nasredinov said he would deliver the [...] | 2006-05-16 02:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU KPAO SENV WHO TI |
06GENEVA1886 | WHO: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH WHO [...] Summary. Ambassador Tichenor met July 26, 2006, with Dr. Shigeru Omi of Japan and July 27, 2006, with Mr. David Gunnarsson of Iceland, both of whom are candidates to be Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organization (WHO). Omi stressed his technical, management and political skills, [...] | 2006-08-03 15:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TBIO WHO |
06HELSINKI254 | AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPECTED TO REACH FINLAND WITHIN A [...] The Finnish government (GOF) is convinced that avian influenza (AI) will spread to Finland by migratory birds returning north. GOF says it is not a matter of "if" AI will arrive in Finland, but rather "when." It is assumed that the virus will be found in Finland as increasing numbers of migr [...] | 2006-03-27 12:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON AMGT AEMR CASC PREL WHO FI |
06HELSINKI405 | ACTING DAS DISCUSSES POLIO ERADICATION, AVIAN [...] (U) Summary. On May 9, Acting OES S DAS Jack Croddy and Embassy reps met with senior public health officials at the Finnish Foreign Ministry to discuss polio eradication and avian influenza. He encouraged the Finns to continue funding the Polio Eradication Initiative and to take an active rol [...] | 2006-05-12 07:04:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO FI |
06KATHMANDU12 | SMALLPOX AGENDA ITEM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post delivered the smallpox agenda item demarche (reftel) to Mr. Kali Prasad Pokhrel, Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to Dr. Hari Nath Acharya, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health, on December 30. Acharya stated that he would convey the talking points to other concerne [...] | 2006-01-03 10:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO NP |
06KATHMANDU1377 | NEPAL: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR MAY [...] (SBU) At the May 24 meeting of Post's avian influenza working group chaired by the A/DCM, Emboff reported that a World Bank (WB) "pre-appraisal" mission (team) decided in April to use USD 10-15 million of their normal annual assistance to Nepal to fund a three-year project to support the Gover [...] | 2006-05-31 08:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID KSCA SOCI TBIO PREL WHO NP |
06KATHMANDU2524 | NEPAL: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) On September 13, the DCM chaired a meeting of Post's avian influenza working group. There have still been no confirmed human or bird cases of avian influenza (AI) in Nepal. The Embassy website is updated with the latest AI fact sheet and the country team has distributed pandemic influe [...] | 2006-09-15 10:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSCA SOCI PREL WHO NP |
06KIGALI269 | RWANDA IMPLEMENTS MEASURES TO COMBAT THREAT OF [...] With the recent outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI) in Africa, Rwanda is moving forward in its preparedness to address the threat to both human and animal populations. The Government of Rwanda (GOR) has revitalized an inter- ministerial steering committee, originally formed in November 2005. Th [...] | 2006-03-20 11:49:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI TBIO WHO RW |
06KIGALI449 | World Health Assembly: Smallpox Demarche [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-11 13:21:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO RW |
06KINGSTON69 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SMALLPOX AGENDA ITEM [...] (U) On January 5, Econoff delivered reftel talking points via fax to the office of Ambassador Wolfe, Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Wolfe then transmitted the points to Dr. Barrington Wint, Chief Medical Officer at the Mi [...] | 2006-01-11 14:39:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO JM WHO |
06KUWAIT4314 | KUWAITI CANDIDATE FOR WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] (SBU) On November 1 DCM attended a meeting called by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Muhammad Al-Sabah. Purpose of the meeting was to present to heads of diplomatic missions Kuwait's case for selection of Dr. Kazem Behbehani as the next WHO Director. The Foreign Minister made a presentation dra [...] | 2006-11-02 10:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC UN WHO KU |
06KUWAIT4407 | MFA U/S ASK FOR US SUPPORT FOR KUWAIT'S CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 14:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KU PREL UN WHO |
06LIMA2035 | SMALLPOX DEMARCHE (PERU) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 21:20:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO PE |
06MANAMA901 | BAHRAIN: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] The Ambassador May 17 shared reftel demarche concerning the World Health Assembly (WHA) draft resolution on smallpox eradication with Health Minister Nada Haffadh. Minister Haffadh expressed interest in the subject and said she would convey the information to Health Ministry Director of Public [...] | 2006-05-24 05:01:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO BA BILAT CTR |
06MANILA2009 | WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On May 8, poloff delivered reftel talking points to Rosalita Prospero, Health Division Director, Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Pros [...] | 2006-05-10 08:25:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO RP |
06MASERU228 | WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-11 10:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO LT |
06MASERU236 | SMALLPOX ERADICATION AND RESEARCH [...] (SBU) Ambassador reviewed smallpox points again with Minister of Health Phooko on May 16. Regarding "closed door" discussions by the Africa Group in Geneva, the Minister said it was agreed that no one African country would take a position; there would be an African Union (AU) stance (not yet [...] | 2006-05-17 11:07:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC TBIO WHO PREL PGOV LT |
06MASERU7 | WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD: LESOTHO'S POSITION ON SMALLPOX AGENDA [...] (U) Lesotho's Minister of Health Phooko concurred with USG position regarding WHO Smallpox Agenda Item during January 9 discussion with Ambassador. Following review of talking points (reftel),Dr. Phooko stated that the concern of WHO Regional Committee for Africa was a desire for transparenc [...] | 2006-01-10 11:04:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO LT |
06MASERU8 | WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD: LESOTHO'S POSITION ON SMALLPOX AGENDA [...] (U) Lesotho's Minister of Health Phooko concurred with USG position regarding WHO Smallpox Agenda Item during January 9 discussion with Ambassador. Following review of talking points (reftel),Dr. Phooko stated that the concern of WHO Regional Committee for Africa was a desire for transparenc [...] | 2006-01-10 11:05:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO LT |
06MEXICO5293 | MEXICO REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE FOR W.H.O. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-19 18:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | MX PGOV PHUM PREL WHO |
06MEXICO5698 | SRE'S GUTIERREZ TELLS SHANNON BORDER FENCE A [...] (SBU) Summary: A subdued Geronimo Gutierrez used his October 2 meeting with A/S Shannon to voice Mexico's deep frustration with last week's Senate vote to fund a border fence, saying it was a "bitter pill" at a bad time that would complicate bilateral relations. Nevertheless, Gutierrez was ho [...] | 2006-10-06 17:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSEP MX PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA WHO |
06MINSK893 | GOB - "AVIAN INFLUENZA NOT BEHIND 100,000 POULTRY [...] (U) Summary: Approximately 100,000 chickens have died in two separate accidents at Belarusian poultry farms since July 14. The GOB stressed that human error was at fault and maintained that AI was not detected. Health officials reiterated that the deaths were unfortunate accidents, but ass [...] | 2006-08-17 07:41:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO PGOV PHUM BO |
06NICOSIA116 | CYPRUS: H5N1 CONFIRMED IN A CHICKEN AND A TURKEY [...] (SBU) On January 29, the EU reference laboratory at Weybridge in the UK confirmed the presence of the H5N1 virus in two samples of chicken and turkey found in the Turkish Cypriot administered area of Cyprus (ref A). Two European Commission veterinary experts arrived late January 29 for a thre [...] | 2006-01-30 15:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO AMED |
06NICOSIA150 | CYPRUS AI UPDATE: VISITING EU EXPERT REPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a private briefing February 1, a visiting EU veterinary expert called the Turkish Cypriot response to positive H5N1 tests for a cock and hen in north Cyprus on January 29 (ref b) "adequate," and said the outbreak appears isolated and under control. Since no other AI cases h [...] | 2006-02-03 14:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO AMED CASC |
06NICOSIA195 | CYPRUS AI UPDATE: ISOLATED OUTRBEAK UNDER [...] (SBU) There have been no new reports of suspected cases of avian influenza (AI) in either poultry or humans since two chickens tested positive for H5N1 on January 29 (refs a-c). The draft trip report (faxed to EUR/SE) of the EU Veterinary experts who visited Cyprus January 29- February 1 (ref [...] | 2006-02-10 14:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO |
06NICOSIA242 | CYPRUS AI UPDATE: NO NEW CASES; MOST SPECIAL [...] (SBU) There have been no new reports of suspected cases of avian influenza (AI) in either poultry or humans since two chickens tested positive for H5N1 in January (refs b-d). Three more EU veterinary experts and a health expert visited the island February 13-16. They reconfirmed the previous [...] | 2006-02-17 14:48:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO |
06NICOSIA74 | CYPRUS: UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] (U) Summary: Because Cyprus is only 45 miles from the Turkish shore and on the flight path for thousands of migratory birds, Cypriot officials continue to believe that it is only a matter of time before Avian Influenza is found on the island. The outbreak in Turkey has redoubled efforts (and [...] | 2006-01-23 14:11:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO AMED PREL CY |
06NICOSIA76 | CYPRUS: SUSPECTED CASE OF AI IN POULTRY IN NORTH [...] (SBU) The Turkish Cypriot "Chief Veterinary Officer" Ersan Korudag confirmed to us that two birds (a chicken and a turkey) had tested positive for an A type influenza late January 23. Turkish Cypriot laboratories lack the ability to test for subtypes of AI, thus Turkish Cypriot authorities ha [...] | 2006-01-24 11:36:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO AMED |
06OSLO584 | NORWAY SUPPORTS MAINTAINING SMALLPOX STOCKS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 12:47:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TBIO WHO NO |
06OSLO660 | POINTS DELIVERED: POLIO ERADICATION AND THE WHA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-22 12:50:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA WHO NO |
06OTTAWA40 | WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON SMALLPOX [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-06 17:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO CA WHO |
06PARIS3283 | WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-17 15:46:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO FR WHO |
06PARIS6752 | BERNARD KOUCHNER'S CANDIDACY FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (SBU) Bernard Kouchner met with the Ambassador October 12 to lobby for his candidacy as Director General of the World Health Organization. His purpose was not to seek outright U.S. support for his candidacy, but rather support for including him on the short list of final candidates. Kouchner [...] | 2006-10-13 11:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | FR PGOV WHO |
06ROME1006 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: On March 28, USMISSION UN ROME met with FAO Animal Production and Health (AGA) and Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation (TCE) Divisions staff to discuss Azerbaijan; global Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) expert needs; personal protective equipment (PPE) needs in the West [...] | 2006-04-04 07:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO |
06ROME1024 | ITALY RESPONSE TO WHA SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] On March 31, per instructions in reftel, Rome delivered talking points to Dr. Vittorio Silano, Head of the Ministry of Health's Department of Innovation. On April 4, we received a reply from Dr. Maria Grazia Pompa, Head of Office V (Infectious Diseases and International Prevention) of the MO [...] | 2006-04-04 17:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TBIO PREL IT WHO |
06ROME1090 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES [...] USMISSION UN ROME staff covered the USDA/Washington April 3-6 meetings with FAO on providing U.S. experts for FAO's global efforts to combat Avian Influenza. A separate reporting cable will be issued. During some free periods this week, USMISSION UN ROME held brief discussions with FAO Anim [...] | 2006-04-11 07:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME1149 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: U.S. ASSISTANCE TO THE FAO/OIE [...] Summary: A USDA administrative team from FAS and APHIS visited FAO HQ in Rome April 3-6 to survey FAO resource needs and determine how best to provide personnel resources to assist with HPAI emergency response efforts. FAO is moving forward with plans to establish a Crisis Management Center [...] | 2006-04-14 09:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME1475 | ITALY PARTICIPATION AT WHA PREPAREDNESS MINISTERIAL [...] (U) Per instructions in reftel, on May 15, Science Specialist delivered Secretary Leavitt's invitation to Italy's Minister of Health, plus up to two staff members, to attend the May 22 Ministerial meeting on influenza preparedness issues at the World Health Assembly (WHA). 2. (U) Italy' [...] | 2006-05-16 04:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU IT WHO |
06ROME163 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON TURKEY AND THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON JANUARY 13, USMISSION UN ROME STAFF MET WITH JOSEPH DOMENECH, FAO CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER, AND MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT SITUATION IN TURKEY AND NEEDS THERE. ALSO DISCUSSED WAS THE OUTLOOK FOR ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN AND GEORGIA. FOR TURKEY, DOMENECH STATE [...] | 2006-01-18 11:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO TU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME428 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON NIGERIA [...] From February 8-10, USMISSION UN Rome staff met with Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer, to discuss the current situation in Nigeria. 2. In these discussions, Lubroth reported the following: -- Two children are suspected of having contracted the virus. A WHO assessment arrives [...] | 2006-02-13 12:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME430 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON NIGERIA [...] From February 8-10, USMISSION UN Rome staff met with Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer, to discuss the current situation in Nigeria. 2. In these discussions, Lubroth reported the following: -- Two children are suspected of having contracted the virus. A WHO assessment team ar [...] | 2006-02-13 12:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME435 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON ITALY, IRAQ, [...] Based on communications today between USMISSION UN Rome staff and Dr. Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer, FAO will conduct a press conference on February 14 at 10:30 a.m. The message that will be relayed will include the following: 2. On the Government of Italy's efforts: -- FAO [...] | 2006-02-13 15:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI IT GR BU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO IQ AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME464 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO PRESS CONFERENCE PROVIDES [...] On February 14, FAO held a press conference to provide a global update on Avian Influenza. Areas highlighted were Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Europe in general (with a primary focus on Italy),and future preparations for Latin America/Caribbean. Samuel Jutzi, Director of FAO's Animal Product [...] | 2006-02-15 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI IT GR BU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO IQ AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME510 | AVIAN INFLUENZA - MIGRATORY SWANS TEST POSITIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tri-Mission Avian Influenza (AI) Emergency Action Committee (AI-EAC) met on January 20 to review post contingency planning and on February 13 to discuss confirmation by the Ministry of Health February 11-12 that six migratory swans in three southern regions (Puglia, Calabria and [...] | 2006-02-21 08:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO KFLU ASEC AMED CASC SENV FAO WHO IT |
06ROME626 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO DISCUSSIONS ON INCIDENT [...] Summary: In discussions over the past week, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer Juan Lubroth and Senior Operations Officer Cristina Amaral updated us on FAO activities to combat Avian Influenza (AI). FAO senior management is acting to remove management constraints by: a) instituting a special wai [...] | 2006-03-01 16:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO BG BM CB EG ID KE LA ML NI VM FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME678 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: In an effort to keep all USG agencies in Washington and in the field informed on FAO activities to combat and control Avian Influenza (AI),USMISSION UN ROME has instituted this new weekly reporting cable. FAO Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) and Animal Produc [...] | 2006-03-03 16:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME766 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: During three days of high-level and technical level discussions with FAO on March 7-9, a consensus was reached that a more robust global response was needed, with FAO, in coordination with OIE, as the global coordinator. FAO hosted the series of meetings relating to improving emerge [...] | 2006-03-10 17:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME860 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 16, USMISSION UN ROME staff met with various members of FAO's Animal Production and Health Division (AGA) and Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) for an update on Avian Influenza (AI) operations worldwide as well specific country programs. Much of t [...] | 2006-03-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME87 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON ANIMAL SITUATION IN [...] Summary. Responding to alarming media reports on the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) outbreaks in Turkey, on January 9, USMISSION UN Rome asked Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer (SVO),to share with us FAO's assessment of the situation in Turkey and ongoing work to control [...] | 2006-01-10 16:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO TU FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME925 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: Three FAO documents were shared with USMISSIN UN ROME this week: -- Following meetings earlier this month with several donors, FAO and OIE (the World Organization for Animal Health) released on March 17 the jointly prepared proposal to strengthen response to Highly Pathogenic Avia [...] | 2006-03-24 15:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06SANTODOMINGO1579 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY SMALLPOX [...] Doctor Tirsi Quezada Assistant Health Secretary for Public Health told USAID officer on May 10 that the Secretariat has not made a decision on who will attend the SIPDIS WHA. However, Doctor Cristina Nogueira, Pan-American Health Organization representative to the Dominican Republic, told [...] | 2006-05-12 21:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PREL AORC TBIO WHO |
06SARAJEVO1022 | BOSNIA: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On May 5 and 9, Post delivered points in reftel to Ambassador Nedzad Hadzimusic, Head of the Department of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and to Dr. Zlatko Puvacic, Head of the Department of Epidemiology at the Federation Institute of Public Health. The demarche [...] | 2006-05-09 14:50:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO BK |
06SOFIA1042 | AVIAN FLU DISCOVERED IN BULGARIAN DOMESTIC FLOCKS, [...] SUMMARY: Avian Influenza (AI) has been identified in poultry in Slanchogled (a predominantly ethnic-Turkish village in the southern Kardzhali region),where at least 107 chickens died between July 11 and 19. This is the first suspected case of AI in domestic stock. Until now, all other rep [...] | 2006-07-26 03:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO BU |
06SOFIA233 | BULGARIA CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF AVIAN FLU [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bulgarian officials on February 12 confirmed the country's first case of avian flu. Authorities over the weekend were informed by a British reference lab that a wild swan found in the Danube near the Northwestern town of Vidin had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus. Two ot [...] | 2006-02-13 16:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSTH KFLU ECON PREL SOCI WHO BG |
06SOFIA59 | BULGARIA'S LATEST RESPONSE TO AVIAN FLU [...] (U) The Embassy's avian flu working group met January 12 to discuss the GOB's latest response to the threat of AI following the recent deaths of three people in neighboring Turkey from the virus. It also reviewed Post's AI tripwires and agreed none had been reached. According to Embassy cont [...] | 2006-01-13 15:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI BG KSTH WHO |
06TAIPEI1246 | WHO DEMARCHE TO TAIWAN: SYMBOLISM VS PRACTICE [...] (C) Summary. Vice Foreign Minister Michael Kau told AIT Deputy Director that Taiwan intends to continue pushing WHO observership but pledged to give high priority to increasing Taiwan's "meaningful participation" in WHO activities. Kau specifically requested a U.S. statement of support for T [...] | 2006-04-07 10:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL WHO TW |
06TAIPEI1415 | TAIWAN ON WHO: IHRS, TWO-BY-TWO, AND OBSTACLES TO [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan is considering making a unilateral pledge adhering to the WHO International Health Regulations (IHRs),though it has some questions about timing. No decision has been made yet on whether Taiwan will concur with a limited two-by-two debate in WHA Plenary Session and Gener [...] | 2006-04-24 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL PGOV WHO TW |
06TAIPEI1536 | DEMARCHE TO MOFA ON TAIWAN AND WHO: TAIWAN RAISES [...] (SBU) Summary. AIT presented Ref A demarche on Taiwan participation in WHO to Vice Foreign Minister Michael Kau, highlighting U.S. requests for Taiwan to unilaterally adhere to the IHR's and to agree to the "two-by-two" debate proposal. Kau responded that Taiwan is nearly ready to go forwar [...] | 2006-05-04 01:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV PREL WHO CN TW |
06TAIPEI1790 | TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HIZBALLAH, IRAN, AND WHO [...] (S) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director that Taiwan will respect U.S. sensitivities regarding both Hizballah and Iran. His unannounced visit to Lebanon in April was intended to establish friendly relations and explore commercial opportunities. The meeting with a [...] | 2006-05-25 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECCT PARM MTCR WHO TBIO IR TW |
06TAIPEI193 | TAIWAN: AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary. Taiwan continues to be H5N1 free and to prepare to counter a potential Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak. It has staged large-scale drills and distributed information in multiple languages to increase the flow of information to the public. Taiwan's Environmental Protection Agency (TEPA [...] | 2006-01-19 21:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO WHO TW |
06THEHAGUE1119 | DUTCH OPPOSE SETTING DESTRUCTION DATE FOR OFFICIAL [...] In response to reftel B demarche, Ministry of Health Coordinator for Global Public Health, Lejo van der Heiden, told Global Issues Chief May 16 that the Dutch government would not support setting a date for destruction of the smallpox virus held in official repositories at the upcoming World [...] | 2006-05-17 18:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL AORC WHO NL |
06TOKYO1112 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 2 [...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Doesn't Pay to Cheat on the AI Test: Police Arrest Ibaraki Chicken Swappers -- 2. On February 27, prefectural police arrested four veterinarians and employees of the IKN Egg Farm Comp [...] | 2006-03-02 06:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO1265 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 9 [...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- LPAI Stricken Ibaraki Prefecture to Further Strengthen its Outbreak Prevention Measures -- 2. On March 7, Ibaraki Prefecture authorities announced that they would strengthen measures [...] | 2006-03-09 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO1397 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 16 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period March 9 to March 16. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Tests on Migratory Birds Negative for HPAI -- 2. The Ministry of Environment (M [...] | 2006-03-16 05:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO1447 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO THE AI [...] (U) ESToff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Cooperation Bureau Aid Planning Division Deputy Director Taro Yamamoto on March 17 and delivered reftel demarche. Yamamoto said that Japan has not yet decided on its response to the current outbreak of H5N1 in Burma. Tokyo is, h [...] | 2006-03-17 09:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR EAID KFLU JA FAO WHO BM |
06TOKYO1528 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO [...] (U) On March 23, AID Counselor and ESToff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MOFA) Economic Cooperation Bureau Aid Planning Division Deputy Director Taro Yamamoto to receive further details on Japan's planned assistance to Burma in light of the recent avian influenza outbreak in poultr [...] | 2006-03-23 08:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR EAID KFLU JA FAO WHO BM |
06TOKYO1529 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 23 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period March 16 to March 23. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- New Domestic AI Poultry Vaccine Developed -- 2. On March 21, a research group [...] | 2006-03-23 09:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO1613 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: DETAILS ON JAPAN'S USD 155 [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 9. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (U) On March 23, AID Counselor and ESToff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MOFA) Economic Cooperation Bureau Aid Planning Division Deputy Director Taro Yamamoto to receive [...] | 2006-03-28 07:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO1693 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 30 [...] (U) The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period March 23 to March 30. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Tokyo Decides on Details for AI Assistance -- 2. (U) The GOJ recently deci [...] | 2006-03-30 08:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO1791 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SMALLPOX AT THE WHA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) ESToff met with Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Deputy Director for International Cooperation Shinichiro Noda, Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases Control Division Official Ai Sato and others and delivered reftel [...] | 2006-04-04 08:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL WHO JA |
06TOKYO1843 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 6 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period March 30 to April 6. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Ibaraki Governor: "MHLW is Irresponsible" -- 2. On April 4, Ibaraki Governor Ma [...] | 2006-04-06 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO2017 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 13 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 6 to 13. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- H5N1 to be designated a "Government-Decreed" Infectious Disease -- 2. The Ministr [...] | 2006-04-13 10:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO2135 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 19 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 13 to 19. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- H5N1 to become a "Government-Decreed" Infectious Disease -- 2. On April 14, the [...] | 2006-04-19 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO2307 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 27 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 19 to 27. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. - Japan's 19.3 Million to OIE and FAO Further Discussed - 2. On April 25 and 26, the [...] | 2006-04-27 10:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO2438 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 2 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 27 to May 2. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during that period. -- MAFF Suspends UK Poultry Imports, Turns to US for More -- 2. On April 29, the Min [...] | 2006-05-02 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO2439 | JAPAN ON TAIWAN OBSERVER STATUS BID FOR WHA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) ESToff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Global Issues Department Official Yuka Fujino on May 2 to discuss the U.S. position on the Taiwan observer status bid in advance of the World Health Assembly (WHA). He drew [...] | 2006-05-02 09:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL JA TW WHO |
06TOKYO2536 | JAPAN ON SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) EST M/C delivered reftel points to Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Assistant Minister for Technical Affairs Takashi Toguchi on May 10. A non-paper was sent to the Ministry in advance of the meeting. Toguchi explained that Japan would base its decision on the actual proceedi [...] | 2006-05-10 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO JA |
06TOKYO2572 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 11 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 2 to 11. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Japan-ASEAN Initiative to Combat Pandemic Influenza Launched -- 2. On May 2, the [...] | 2006-05-11 09:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO2599 | RESPONSE TO HHS WHA INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS MEETING [...] ESToff delivered reftel invitation to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's (MHLW) International Affairs Division on May 11. MHLW confirmed that Japan's head of delegation Assistant Minister for Technical Affairs Dr. Takashi Toguchi would attend the ministerial. International Affairs D [...] | 2006-05-12 07:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO KFLU JA |
06TOKYO2719 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 17 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 11 to 17. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- More Positive Cases from Last Year -- 2. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfa [...] | 2006-05-17 09:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO2907 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MAY 25 [...] The following is an update of avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 17-25. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during this period. Details on Draft Guidelines on Japan's ASEAN Tamiflu/PPE Stockpile --------------------------- [...] | 2006-05-25 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO3008 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 1 [...] The following is an update of avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period May 25 to June 1. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during this period. H5N1 Designated As Government-Decreed "Quarantinable" Infectious Disease -------------- [...] | 2006-06-01 04:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO3169 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 01 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 1-8. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. Ibaraki Issue Safety Declaration -------------------------------- 2. On June 1, Masaru [...] | 2006-06-08 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO3514 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT JUNE 22 [...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period June 16 to June 22. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the above period. -- Importation of French Chickens to Resume -- 2. On June 19, the Ministry of [...] | 2006-06-23 09:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO397 | TECRO ASKS FOR US SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN OBSERVER [...] (C) USAID Counselor and ESToff met with three officials from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Japan on January 25. TECRO Liaison Division Director Peter M. Y. Tsai, Deputy Director Juei-hu Hsu and Political Division Second Secretary Joe Ting-Chang Hsu requeste [...] | 2006-01-25 08:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO SOCI WHO JA KFLU |
06TOKYO594 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: TOKYO WEEKLY FEBRUARY 2 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- MHLW Briefing on AI to Diplomatic Community -- 2. On January 26, ESToff attended a Diplomatic Briefing Session hosted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) during which the Minist [...] | 2006-02-02 08:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO6403 | VFM YACHI AGAIN URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR JAPAN'S [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Yachi called the Ambassador on November 7 to urge U.S. support for Shigeru Omi, Japan's candidate for World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General. Omi, Yachi explained, is now one of the five remaining candidates. Japan had heard a rumor that the United States [...] | 2006-11-07 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IEA WHO JA |
06TOKYO729 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: TOKYO WEEKLY FEBRUARY 9 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- H5N2 Infection not from Wild Birds... -- 2. (U) Ibaraki Prefectural Authorities announced on February 6 that all of the tests it conducted on 354 wild birds since October of last year came back [...] | 2006-02-09 09:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO850 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 16 [...] No human outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. Consulate-General Sapporo contributed to this week's AI report. -- Chugai Planning Domestic Production of Tamiflu -- 2. The Chugai Pharmaceutical Company has finalized plans to produce the antivi [...] | 2006-02-16 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06TOKYO958 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 23 [...] (U) No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Dead Bird Calls, Tabletops and More Money: Local Preparations Continue Throughout Japan -- 2. (U) On February 15, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) established a call-in des [...] | 2006-02-23 08:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA |
06USUNNEWYORK649 | DEMARCHING THE UN SECRETARIAT ON POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) PolMinCouns, accompanied by Poloff, delivered reftel points to Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SYG) Angela Kane on March 30. PolMinCouns asked whether the UN had yet received the findings of the UN team that recently visited Ecuador to explore the possibility of a s [...] | 2006-03-31 15:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CO EC FAO SENV SNAR WHO UN PINR |
06VATICAN75 | HOLY SEE: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 09:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO VT |
06VIENNA1366 | AUSTRIA ON SMALLPOX DESTRUCTION: NO FINAL EU [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 16:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO AU |
06VIENNA3279 | AVIAN FLU: BAXTER-AUSTRIA DEVELOPS A VACCINE AGAINST HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Austrian-based research facility of the U.S. healthcare company Baxter has developed a vaccine against the current strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The vaccine has been successfully tested in mice and also with human subjects, yielding a protection rate between 70 [...] | 2006-11-08 13:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ASEC SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO AU |
06VIENNA470 | AVIAN INFLUENZA LIKELY IN AUSTRIAN SWANS [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health and Women's Affairs (MoH) publicly announced on February 14 that tests by the Austrian National Veterinary Institute indicate there is a 70% probability that two dead swans found in southern Austria were infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The MoH follo [...] | 2006-02-15 15:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC TBIO SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO AU |
06VIENNA488 | AVIAN FLU: AUSTRIAN HEALTH MINISTRY VIEWS [...] (U) Summary: DCM discussed avian flu in a February 16 meeting with Dr. Clemens Auer, Chief of Staff of the Minister of Health and Women (MoH). The two also exchanged views on biotechnology and tradition-based violence against women. On avian flu, Auer said that the GOA welcomes improving in [...] | 2006-02-16 18:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV EAGR EAID ASEC ECON WHO PHUM AU |
06VIENNA610 | AVIAN FLU: EU HEALTH MINISTERS AFFIRM NEED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a February 24 Informal Meeting on the "Impact of Avian Influenza on Public Health in Europe," EU Health Ministers stressed the importance of public awareness. Austrian Health Minister Maria Rauch-Kallat pointed to the need for more public outreach, noting the Presidency [...] | 2006-02-28 15:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU ASEC TBIO SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO AU |
06VIENNA696 | AVIAN FLU: CATS IN AUSTRIA "REJECT" H5N1 VIRUS [...] On March 6, the Austrian Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Veterinary Director of the Austrian state of Styria announced that Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) tests confirmed the existence of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the saliva of three cats. However, the MoH subsequ [...] | 2006-03-07 16:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU ASEC TBIO SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO AU |
06VIENNA982 | AUSTRIA TO SUPPORT USG STANCE ON SMALLPOX [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 15:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL WHO JA MX AU |
06WARSAW931 | POLAND: WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-19 15:25:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO PL WHO |
06WELLINGTON362 | NEW ZEALAND: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On May 9, Poloff conveyed reftel points to Wendy Edgar, Acting Manager, International Sector Policy Directorate, Ministry of Health; and Rebecca Lineham, Policy Officer, Americas Division, and Charles Kingston, Policy Officer, United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division, Ministr [...] | 2006-05-10 05:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO NZ |
06WELLINGTON369 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On May 9, Poloff conveyed Ref A points to Wendy Edgar, Acting Manager, International Sector Policy Directorate, Ministry of Health (see Ref B). In Edgar's response May 12, she reported that GNZ's "stance on variola virus is largely consistent with the U.S. position. We will be support [...] | 2006-05-12 04:34:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO NZ |
06WELLINGTON417 | DEMARCHE TO NEW ZEALAND ON POLIO ERADICATION AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 04:18:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO NZ WHO UNICEF |
06YEREVAN629 | WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-05 12:37:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO AM |
07ADDISABABA1439 | DEMARCHE ON WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY [...] Poloff delivered reftel points on May 9 to MFA Director of Europe and the Americas Tebege Berhe and to desk officer for the U.S. Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye. 2. Tesfaye inquired about the status of discussions with other member states, regarding increased access to influenza vaccines as we [...] | 2007-05-11 06:33:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO ET |
07AITTAIPEI1061 | TAIWAN STRATEGY AT WHA [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is an action cable (see para 4). MOFA and DOH officials discussed Taiwan's strategy for the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting in Geneva with AIT on May 9. MOFA officials stated Taiwan intends to ask its allies to introduce a Supplementary Item on Taiwan's WHO m [...] | 2007-05-11 05:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | WHO TBIO PREL CH TW |
07AITTAIPEI783 | AIT DEMARCHES TAIWAN ON WHO [...] (C) SUMMARY. AIT Acting Director presented Ref A demarche conveying USG reaction to Taiwan's plan to pursue full membership in WHO to Presidential Secretary-General Chiou I-jen Chiou on April 9. Chiou responded by citing Taiwan's frustrations over ten years of non-progress in Taiwan's ques [...] | 2007-04-09 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL WHO CH TW |
07AITTAIPEI805 | TAIWAN APPEALS FOR FLEXIBILITY ON WHO INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Responding to AIT's demarche on April 9 (Taipei 783),Foreign Minister James Huang told AIT Acting Director on April 10 that Taiwan still intends to apply for WHO membership in the name of "Taiwan" this week but will adopt a "flexible" approach in consultations with its friends [...] | 2007-04-11 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL WHO CH TW |
07AITTAIPEI948 | CONSENSUS IN SUPPORT OF TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Canada convened a meeting April 11 of representatives from UK, Canada, EU, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and U.S. offices in Taipei to discuss next steps following Taiwan's abortive membership bid for the World Health Organization (WHO). All agreed that that Taiwan's membershi [...] | 2007-04-27 08:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | WHO TBIO PREL CH TW |
07ASTANA1254 | KAZAKHSTAN SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. WORLD HEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 09:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO |
07BANGKOK2680 | WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY DEMARCHE - THAI RESPONSE [...] On May 14, Econoff delivered talking points per reftel to Dr. Thawat Suntharajarn, Director General of the Department of Disease Control. Dr. Thawat explained that although Thailand had not had a case of avian influenza for approximately one year, the RTG position for future cases is to coope [...] | 2007-05-14 07:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO TH |
07BERLIN1964 | GERMANY EXPECTED TO PRESENT HEALTH SYSTEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, EconOff met with Dr. Walter Werner, Head of the Trade Policy, Services and Intellectual Property Division at the Ministry of Economics on reftel points. Werner said Germany will avoid any discussion of Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRI [...] | 2007-10-26 17:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO WHO |
07BISHKEK545 | KYRGYZ RECEIVE DEMARCHE ON WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-11 11:48:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO KG |
07BUENOSAIRES767 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH [...] (SBU) POST WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH REES, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOCIAL ISSUES, WHO WILL TRAVEL TO ARGENTINA FROM APRIL 25-28, 2007. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTIVITIES AND TO ASSESS U.S. SUPPORTED MULTILATERAL [...] | 2007-04-20 13:04:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI UNICEF WHO OTRA PREL AR BR CI |
07BUENOSAIRES920 | ARGENTINA: KEY OBJECTIVES FOR WORLD HEATH ASSEMBLY [...] Emboff delivered our key objectives as described in reftel to Hugo Fernandez of the Offices of Foreign Affairs in Argentina's Ministry of Health. Fernandez responded by saying that the Government of Argentina agrees that avian influenza will require a "truly global" response and they look for [...] | 2007-05-11 18:47:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO |
07BUJUMBURA352 | BURUNDI RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-14 14:43:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO KFLU |
07CAIRO1448 | EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY PROMOTE [...] Summary. Government of Egypt and civil society representatives hosted two successful events in recognition of the first United Nations Global Road Safety Week, April 23-29. Several hundred participants attended events at the World Health Organization's regional office on April 22, and an ex [...] | 2007-05-17 09:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN AID UNGA WHO EG |
07CAIRO154 | EGYPT: 19TH HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA CASE SHOWS NO [...] (SBU) Scientists at NAMRU-3 reported to Emboff on January 21 that the H5N1 avian influenza virus responsible for the death of an Egyptian woman on January 19 does not contain the genetic mutation (N294S) that shows resistance to oseltamivir (Tamiflu). (Note: On January 16, alarm bells sounded [...] | 2007-01-22 05:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU KSTH TBIO ECON PREL WHO EG |
07CAIRO22 | EGYPT: UPDATE ON RECENT HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES [...] (SBU) Summary. Scientists at NAMRU-3 conducted a detailed examination of the H5N1 avian influenza virus responsible for the deaths of three family members in late December in the Gharbiya governorate (ref A). Early results show that the virus has undergone mutations and acquired some chara [...] | 2007-01-04 14:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH KFLU ECON PREL WHO EG |
07CAIRO620 | INTERAGENCY DELEGATION ENGAGES WITH EGYPTIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza John Lange and an interagency delegation of USG officials from DOS, USAID, HHS, USDA, DHS and DOD met with senior Egyptian government officials, toured laboratory facilities, and visited poultry farms from February 19-21. [...] | 2007-03-07 14:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU KSTH TBIO ECON PREL WHO EG |
07COLOMBO54 | SRI LANKA - DEAD BIRDS DID NOT HAVE AVIAN FLU [...] SUMMARY: Approximately 150 birds were found dead on January 5 in the town of Nikawaratiya, in Sri Lanka's North Western Province. Others were reported in the eastern part of Pollonaruwa Province on January 10. Salmonella caused the Nikawaratiya deaths. The Pollonaruwa deaths are still under [...] | 2007-01-11 11:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI EAID WHO KFLU KSCA CE |
07DARESSALAAM694 | INFLUENZA COOPERATION, CAPACITY-BUILDING NEEDED, [...] (U) The Government of Tanzania (GOT) lacks the capacity to generate data and samples to contribute to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Influenza Surveillance Network, but believes WHO member states are obliged by WHO agreements to contribute such data and samples. Dr. Peter Mmbu [...] | 2007-05-14 03:30:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO TZ |
07DHAKA117 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: BUILDING ANIMAL SURVEILLANCE [...] SUMMARY. Avian Influenza (AI) surveillance efforts in Bangladesh are expanding to include animal surveillance, but much work is needed. USAID conducted a local "Train the Trainers" program for the use of USAID-supplied personal protective equipment, decontamination equipment and field testi [...] | 2007-01-22 07:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSCA PREL EAID WHO WB BG |
07GENEVA2507 | WHO INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING: USDEL BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza John Lange met November 21 with Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari on the margins of the WHO Intergovernmental Meeting on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Sharing of Influenza Viruses and Access to Vaccines and O [...] | 2007-11-21 21:25:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU TBIO EAID WHO |
07GENEVA525 | VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY - STAKEHOLDER [...] Summary. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky visited Geneva February 28 as head of the U.S. delegation to the World Health Organization (WHO) Consultation on Polio Eradication, resulting in continued global commitment to eradication and establishment of miles [...] | 2007-03-06 10:41:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO WHO |
07HANOI1333 | URGENT DEMARCHE FOR WHO SINGAPORE MEETING ON SHARING [...] (U) On July 27 ESTHOff and CDC Avian Influenza Advisor conveyed the points in ref A and delivered the non-paper entitled "Goals for Meeting of WHO Interdisciplinary Working Group" to the Ministry of Health's International Cooperation Department General Director Dr. Tran Trong Hai. Post also fa [...] | 2007-07-27 15:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AORC PNIR PREL OTRA WHO VM |
07HANOI890 | (U) SAMPLE SHARING AND VACCINE ACCESS IN VIETNAM [...] (U) As requested (reftel),below is the Mission's assessment of the position of the Government of Vietnam (GVN) with regard to sharing H5N1 avian influenza (AI) samples. 2. (SBU) The GVN supports the World Health Organization (WHO) policy on sharing of (AI) viral samples and readily shares a [...] | 2007-05-15 10:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AORC PREL PNIR KFLU WHO OTRA VM |
07HONGKONG1286 | WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO HONG [...] (SBU) On May 9, ESTH Officer delivered reftel message to Ms. Bonnie Yao, Assistant Secretary, Health, Welfare and Food Bureau. Yao requested the information in letter format to enable the Hong Kong Government to carefully review USG concerns. On May 10, Economic/Political Section Chief sent a [...] | 2007-05-11 07:18:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AORC PREL WHO EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH |
07JAKARTA1331 | INDONESIA - WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary: We delivered reftel demarche to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on May 9 and the National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD) on May 10. Siuaji Raja, Deputy Director for Socio Cultural Affairs and International Organizations at DEPLU, told us that the [...] | 2007-05-11 08:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO |
07KATHMANDU1191 | NEPAL: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR JUNE [...] (SBU) Post's avian influenza (AI) working group held a virtual meeting on June 11. Post Medical Officer reported that there have been no confirmed cases of AI in Nepal, in spite of more reported outbreaks in nearby Bangladesh. Post is actively monitoring the situation and continuing awareness [...] | 2007-06-18 05:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC KFLU SOCI WHO NP |
07KATHMANDU1488 | AI CONSIDERED UNDETECTED IN NEPAL [...] At an August 2 meeting of Post's avian influenza (AI) working group, Dr. Zandra Andre from USAID's Health and Child Survival Fellows Program briefed post on the spread of AI in South Asia and the level of Nepal's preparedness. With reported outbreaks in India, Burma, and Bangladesh, Nepal was [...] | 2007-08-06 05:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC KFLU AID SOCI WHO NP |
07KATHMANDU760 | NEPAL: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR APRIL [...] (SBU) A/DCM chaired post's avian influenza (AI) working group on April 11. Post Medical Officer reported that there have been no confirmed cases of AI in Nepal, in spite of recent confirmed cases in surrounding countries. In the past thirty days there have been confirmed reports of AI bird [...] | 2007-04-13 11:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC KFLU SOCI WHO NP |
07KATHMANDU888 | THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING OF AVIAN AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-04 09:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH WHO FAO OIE NP |
07KATHMANDU970 | NEPAL: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR MAY [...] (SBU) A/DCM chaired post's avian influenza (AI) working group on May 9. Post Medical Officer reported that there have been no confirmed cases of AI in Nepal, in spite of recent confirmed cases in surrounding countries. Post is actively monitoring the situation and continuing awareness effor [...] | 2007-05-16 10:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC KLFU KSTH FAO WHO OIE NP |
07KATHMANDU972 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel talking points on May 10 to Mani Battarai, Section Officer for the United Nations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressing the importance of Nepal's continued cooperation with the World Health Association (WHA) on the issues of pandemic influenza preparedness a [...] | 2007-05-16 12:02:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO ARC PREL KFLU WHO NP |
07LISBON104 | AVIAN FLU: PORTUGAL PREPARES FOR NEXT MIGRATORY [...] Portugal,s Ministry of Agriculture tested over 5000 birds for avian influenza in 2006 with no detection of the H5N1 virus. A national campaign to register domestic birds for quarantine contingency resulted in over six million birds being documented on-line. Although Portugal decided not to va [...] | 2007-01-11 16:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI KSCA WHO PO |
07LONDON2883 | HMG TO RESPOND DIRECTLY TO WASHINGTON ON SINGAPORE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-26 10:39:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AORC WHO PREL UK |
07MADRID945 | SPAIN ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE ANNUAL WORLD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-18 12:07:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO SP |
07MASERU276 | LESOTHO SUPPORTS U.S. ON SMALLPOX, FLU ISSUES [...] (U) On May 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Lesotho's Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, T.J. Ramotsoari, who pledged support for U.S. positions at the 2007 World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland. He stated that Minister of Health Ramatlepeng h [...] | 2007-05-11 10:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO LT |
07MINSK385 | DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE ANNUAL [...] Post on May 11 delivered reftel talking points to the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The points were received with no response. MOORE [...] | 2007-05-11 11:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO IO AIAG ISN BO |
07MONROVIA571 | LIBERIA ISSUES PRESS STATEMENT ON KEY U.S. [...] Acting Minister of Health S. Mohammed Sheriff called Poloff May 15 to alert Embassy to the Ministry of Health's issuance of a press release along the lines of the U.S. objectives at the annual World Health Assembly. The press release appeared in the May 15 "Inquirer" newspaper. 2. Text of p [...] | 2007-05-15 17:29:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO LI |
07MOSCOW2199 | RUSSIA: USG WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY OBJECTIVES DELIVERED [...] (SBU) We shared Ref A World Health Assembly message on pandemic influenza preparedness with Russian Government officials at the MFA's International Organizations Department, the Health and Social Development Ministry's International Department (MOHSD),and the International Department of the Fe [...] | 2007-05-11 15:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO RS |
07NICOSIA408 | CYPRUS: DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE ANNUAL WORLD [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, post delivered on May 10 demarche on the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting in Geneva, May 14-23, 2007, to Dr. Andreas Polynikis, Chief Health Officer at the Ministry of Health. Dr. Polynikis will represent Cyprus at the WHA. Avian Influenza ----------- [...] | 2007-05-11 13:45:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO CY |
07OSLO496 | POINTS DELIVERED: US POSITIONS AT WHA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 06:02:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO NO |
07OTTAWA1764 | OTTAWA WHO IGWG MEETING POSTPONED, CANADA SHARES [...] (SBU) On September 14 Econoff delivered points in reftel to Julie Boisvert, Senior Trade Policy Analyst, Intellectual Property, Information, and Technology Trade Policy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Boisvert said that Canada shares the USG's concerns about the [...] | 2007-09-17 20:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO WHO CA |
07PARAMARIBO235 | SURINAME RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES [...] Poloff delivered information from reftel to Eurdice Hofwyks, Deputy of the Head of the America's Division, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Hofwyks was unaware of the upcoming annual World Health Assembly (WHA) that will convene in Geneva, Switzerland from May 14-23, 2007. She agre [...] | 2007-05-11 19:26:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO NS |
07PRAGUE370 | CZECH REPUBLIC: PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE H5N1 [...] Deputy Minister of Health and Chief Public Health Officer Michael Vit on March 19 briefed Embassy officials on Czech preparations for a possible H5N1 avian flu outbreak. In November 2006, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reviewed national preparedness plans against [...] | 2007-04-06 14:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU KSTH WHO MARR MASS CASA TBIO EZ |
07PRAGUE756 | CZECH POULTRY FARM HIT BY AVIAN FLU FOR THE FIRST TIME [...] Summary and comment: The Czech Government reported an outbreak of avian flu June 20 at a turkey farm in Tisova, Pardubice Region (130km east of Prague.) Laboratory tests revealed that the birds were infected with the highly dangerous H5N1 virus. Strict veterinary and sanitary measures are cu [...] | 2007-06-22 12:35:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU KSTH WHO MARR MASS CASA TBIO EZ |
07PRAGUE797 | THE SAME CZECH CO-OP HIT BY AVIAN FLU AGAIN [...] Summary: Within a week after the first outbreak of avian flu occurred on June 21 at a turkey farm in Tisova, Czech Republic (ref A),a chicken farm at nearby Norin belonging to the same agricultural cooperative was affected by the deadly H5N1 virus. Vets discovered the virus in nine out of 60 [...] | 2007-07-02 13:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU KSTH WHO MARR MASS CASA TBIO EZ |
07PRAGUE825 | AVIAN FLU HITS SAME CZECH DISTRICT AGAIN [...] Authorities reported a third case of the deadly H5N1 virus in Eastern Bohemia (Pardubice Region) on July 11. Vets discovered the infection in two hen farms situated within the three kilometer quarantine zone marked out after the first outbreak of the virus in June. These farms do not belong t [...] | 2007-07-13 08:27:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU KSTH WHO MARR MASS CASA TBIO EZ |
07PRAGUE945 | CZECH REPUBLIC: ALL CLEAR ON AVIAN FLU QUARANTINE IN [...] On August 15, Czech regional authorities lifted the required 30-day quarantine in Eastern Bohemia given no new cases of avian flu. The strict veterinary and sanitary measures had been introduced in June and extended in July due to outbreaks of the disease in poultry farms in the Pardubice Regi [...] | 2007-08-15 14:59:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU KSTH WHO MARR MASS CASA TBIO EZ |
07PRAGUE946 | CZECH REPUBLIC: ALL CLEAR ON AVIAN FLU QUARANTINE IN [...] On August 15, Czech regional authorities lifted the required 30-day quarantine in Eastern Bohemia given no new cases of avian flu. The strict veterinary and sanitary measures had been introduced in June and extended in July due to outbreaks of the disease in poultry farms in the Pardubice Regi [...] | 2007-08-15 14:59:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU KSTH WHO MARR MASS CASA TBIO EZ |
07RABAT1649 | MOROCCO RESPONSE - WHO IGWG 5-10 NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) On October 25, econoff delivered points conveyed in reftel to Sellam Berrada, Chief of Staff for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Berrada was aware of the upcoming Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) meeting in Geneva November 5-10, but appeared complet [...] | 2007-10-25 16:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR WHO MO |
07RIGA341 | LATVIAN RESPONSE TO WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY DEMARCHE [...] (U) Pol/Econ Off spoke with Iveta Cikute, deputy to the MFA International Organizations Division head, on May 11 to deliver reftel demarche. Cikute stated that while she could not speak to Latvia's stance at the Assembly related to the points provided, she would pass our talking points to the [...] | 2007-05-11 15:33:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO LG |
07SANTODOMINGO1189 | WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-18 19:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO DR |
07STATE114832 | NEXT STEPS ON DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY ON AVIAN [...] (U) Action Requested: See Paras 3-4. 2. (C) Department appreciates Ambassador Hume's thoughtful message, recommending a strategy to secure Government of Indonesia (GOI) resumption of viral sample sharing (refs A and C). Department is in general agreement with the overall strategy outlined [...] | 2007-08-15 23:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KFLU TBIO EAGR AMED SENV WHO ID |
07TAIPEI2445 | TAIWAN SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN WHO AND OTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 1, the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations DG David Lin requested a meeting with AIT to discuss access problems Taiwan is experiencing with WHO under the International Health Regulations (IHRs). In September, WHO sent a warning on tainted [...] | 2007-11-06 05:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMED ETRD TBIO EAGR ECON WHO CH TW |
07TAIPEI768 | TAIWAN TO APPLY FOR WHO MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang informed the Acting Director on April 6 that Taiwan has decided to apply for WHO membership rather than WHA observership this year. President Chen Shui-bian will send a letter directly to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan on April 12 applying for me [...] | 2007-04-06 11:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL WHO TBIO TW CH |
07TASHKENT1016 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. OBJECTIVES AT WORLD HEALTH [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref A information to Ministry of Health Department of Sanitary Epidemiology Director Saidmurad Saidaliyev and Deputy Director Botkijon Matkarimov on May 22. Saidaliyev and Matkarimov agreed that all nations have a responsibility to share live virus samples immediately an [...] | 2007-05-25 12:01:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO UZ |
07TASHKENT812 | UZBEKISTAN - DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING OF AVIAN [...] In February 2006, Uzbekistan published a "National Program on Influenza Prevention and Control, and Pandemic Prepareadness." Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Kosimov reportedly coordinated the drafting of the plan, which was endorsed by the Cabinet of Ministers. We have separately e-mailed a ful [...] | 2007-04-23 09:38:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PGOV EAGR WHO FAO UZ |
07TASHKENT946 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE ANNUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-11 11:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO UZ |
07TBILISI1135 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-15 12:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL WHO KFLU GG |
07TOKYO499 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH REES [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 07-09, 2007 visit to Japan by Ambassador Rees, Special Representative for Social Issues. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Of [...] | 2007-02-02 09:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL BM ID RP SG TH WHO |
07VIENNA2707 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: WHO IGWG ON PUBLIC HEALTH, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 08:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO WHO |
07WARSAW1071 | DEMARCHE ON KEY US OBJECTIVES AT THE WORLD HEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-09 12:01:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU ECON WHO PL |
07YEREVAN604 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-11 12:14:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO AM |
07ZAGREB465 | CROATIA SENDS DELEGATION TO WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche to the Office of International Cooperation of Croatia's Ministry of Health and Welfare. Dr. Inga Deolo, director of international cooperation, said she and State Secretary of Health Dr. Ante-Zvonimir Golem plan to attend the SIPDIS convention in Geneva May 1 [...] | 2007-05-11 15:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO HR |
08ADDISABABA1106 | DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] Poloff, USAID Chief of Health Office, Meri Sinnitt and Project Management Specialist, Eshete Yilma delivered reftel points and shared the International Health Regulations (IHR) plan with Ministry of Health (MoH) officials on April 17th. The MoH has in place a System Integrated Disease and Surv [...] | 2008-04-22 10:03:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO ET |
08AMMAN1107 | Jordan's Implementation of the International Health [...] The Government of Jordan (GOJ) held a meeting March 31 of focal points from all relevant GOJ ministries, and local representatives of concerned non-governmental organizations and international organizations, to discuss requirements under the International Health Regulations (IHR). Jordan's Mi [...] | 2008-04-15 09:04:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL AORC WHO JO |
08ASTANA407 | FIGHTING TB IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] Summary: Many of the guidelines stated in the Berlin Declaration have long been implemented in Kazakhstan, and the country is currently in line with WHO-DOTS tuberculosis (TB) guidelines. However, many of the TB-focused bodies are under-funded, and some operate under outdated guidelines. The m [...] | 2008-03-03 11:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO KZ |
08ASTANA701 | KAZAKHSTAN - IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] Summary: In response to reftel, CDC representatives met with the Republican Sanitary and Epidemiological Station (RSES) to discuss implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR) in Kazakhstan. RSES is the point of contact on IHR implementation in Kazakhstan. RSES will coordinate wit [...] | 2008-04-10 07:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL WHO KZ |
08BERLIN960 | GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALLY RESPONDS TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Berlin delivered the information in STATE 66363 about U.S. health priorities for the G8 summit to German Foreign Ministry State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg and Economic Cooperation and Development Ministry State Secretary Erich Stather on Monday, June 23 in formal letters from [...] | 2008-07-21 06:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV WHO PREL GM |
08BISHKEK192 | KYRGYZSTAN: STATUS OF BERLIN DECLARATION ON TUBERCULOSIS [...] (U) Reftel requested a report on the status of implementation of the World Health Organization's Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis. The Berlin Declaration, which was signed October 22, 2007, contains specific commitments for combating the disease. 2. (U) Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the [...] | 2008-02-27 07:37:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TBIO WHO KG |
08BOGOTA1467 | COLOMBIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] In response to reftel Econoff contacted Victor Hugo Alvarez, Coordinator of Public Health for the Colombian Ministry of Social Protection (Ministry). Alvarez said the Colombian government is implementing the International Health Regulations (IHR). Alvarez also requested a copy of the U.S. I [...] | 2008-04-21 15:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AORC PREL TBIO WHO CO |
08BOGOTA1486 | WORLD HEALTH DAY ACTIVITIES IN COLOMBIA [...] In response to reftel Econoff contacted Luz Estella Mendez, Director of the Office of International Cooperation for the Colombian Ministry of Social Protection. Mendez said the Colombian government joined with the World Health Organization (WHO) to celebrate World Health Day in two important [...] | 2008-04-22 13:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV UNGA WHO KGHG TBIO KPAO CO |
08CAIRO2291 | UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN [...] (U) Summary. In a meeting on the margins of the 6th International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Hatem El Gabaly reviewed for U/S Paula Dobriansky his support for an international agreement to coordinate efforts for influenza [...] | 2008-11-02 12:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID EG KFLU PREL TBIO WHO |
08CAIRO2301 | UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN [...] (U) Summary. On October 25, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif met with U/S for Democracy and Global Affairs, Paula Dobriansky, to discuss the strategic relationship between Egypt and the United States, the significance of Africa in the spread of avian influenza (AI),and the way forward for [...] | 2008-11-03 13:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID EG KFLU TBIO WHO |
08COLOMBO1055 | SRI LANKA: AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sri Lankan health officials continue preparations to prevent an Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak in country. Repeated incidence of the disease in the region places Sri Lanka at risk of AI. Animal health authorities maintain monitoring activities while the Ministry of Health has [...] | 2008-11-24 11:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CASC WHO CE |
08CONAKRY113 | WHO'S INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Pursuant to REFTEL, on April 16, Econoff met with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Momo Camara, regarding the status of Guinea's implementation of the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations (IHR). 2. Econoff inquired about the status of implementat [...] | 2008-04-17 15:27:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AORC PREL TBIO WHO GV |
08CONAKRY90 | Guinea Celebrates World Health Day [...] (U) Reftel requests that post report on World Health Day activities in country. The Embassy posted on their website information on World Health Day 2008 along with links to USG climate change policy and USG activities to protect health from climate change. 2. (U) The Government of Guinea h [...] | 2008-04-14 14:16:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV UNGA WHO KGHG TBIO KPAO GV |
08GENEVA1112 | WHO: DECEMBER 8-13 2008 WHO MEETING ON INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: During December 8-13 negotiations at the Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in Geneva, delegates made substantial progress on complex issues -- including concrete steps to enhance the World Health Organization (WHO) system to assess and respond [...] | 2008-12-22 15:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KFLU TBIO WHO |
08GENEVA275 | U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS MEET WITH INDONESIAN [...] Summary. Ambassador John Lange, Special Representative of the Secretary of State for Avian and Pandemic Influenza, and Dr. William Steiger, Special Assistant for International Affairs to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, met with Indonesian Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supar [...] | 2008-04-11 06:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO EAID WHO |
08GENEVA916 | WHO: IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS ON ACHIEVEMENT [...] Summary. WHO convened a meeting of G-20 countries on October 31 to discuss the impact of the financial crisis on health and the social sector. Director-General Chan asked for advice, called for stable Official Development Assistance (ODA),committed to working with vulnerable countries, prom [...] | 2008-11-03 16:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON TBIO WHO |
08GENEVA921 | WHO: SECOND SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL [...] Summary. INB2 met October 20-25, 2008, in Geneva to develop a protocol under the FCTC to combat illicit trade in tobacco products. It was attended by representatives of 133 Parties to the FCTC, as well as 16 State non-Parties (including the United States),two intergovernmental organization [...] | 2008-11-04 15:52:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PGOV SOCI WHO |
08GENEVA925 | USG RESPONSE TO WHO-OHCHR RIGHT TO HEALTH "FACT [...] As requested reftel, Mission officers met with WHO and OHCHR officials to deliver copies of letters from IO Assistant Secretary Hook on the recent publication of the WHO-OHCHR "fact sheet" on the "right to health." 2. Mission Health Attache met October 23 with WHO Deputy Director-General [...] | 2008-11-05 12:10:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KHUM EAID PHUM WHO |
08HELSINKI83 | FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN FINLAND [...] Per reftel request, Post contacted Ministry of Social Affairs and Health's Ministerial Counselor Anni Virolainen-Julkunen and Finnish Lung Health Association's Medical Adviser Arvid Nyberg to gain information on the status of implementation in Finland of the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis. [...] | 2008-02-29 12:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO XG FI |
08JAKARTA1887 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: ASKING THE INDONESIANS TO SHARE [...] (SBU) You and your teams have made remarkable progress in consultations with the Indonesians over the avian influenza sample sharing impasse. I understand both sides are willing to support a menu of benefits that would be targeted at developing countries most in need as well as the use of a u [...] | 2008-10-10 04:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO AMED EAGR PREL WHO ID |
08LISBON969 | PORTUGAL'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL [...] On April 4, poleconoff delivered reftel points to Goncalo Silvestre, the MFA's Attache for International Organizations, encouraging early implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR) in light of continuing global threats to public health. Silvestre noted that Portugal is adopt [...] | 2008-04-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO |
08MOSCOW1342 | RUSSIA MOVING FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, we discussed Russia's progress in implementing the International Health Regulations (IHR) with Deputy Director Oleg Chestnov of the Health and Social Development Ministry's International Department, and with Aleksandr Kucherenko, head of the International Department at [...] | 2008-05-14 13:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AORC PREL WHO RS |
08MOSCOW1420 | HHS DELEGATION HEARS RUSSIAN VIEWS ON JOINT SMALLPOX [...] (SBU) Summary: A Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Delegation led by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness Gerald Parker visited Moscow and St. Petersburg May 4-7 to meet with senior GOR health officials to discuss the current state of smallpox research and avian an [...] | 2008-05-20 12:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR PREL PGOV WHO RS |
08MOSCOW1793 | G-8 HEALTH INITIATIVES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On June 23, Acting DCM shared the USG's health-related priorities for the 2008 G-8 Summit with MFA North America Department Director Igor Neverov. Post also shared the USG health priorities with Deputy Minister of Finance Dmitriy Pankin (Russia's G-8 Sous-Sherpa),and with GOR officials [...] | 2008-06-23 13:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV PREL WHO RS |
08MOSCOW575 | RUSSIA MAKING PROGRESS ON BERLIN TB DECLARATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russia has made effective progress in implementing the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB). The Russian Government's adoption of the Berlin Declaration confirmed Russia's political commitment to TB control. The GOR continues to focus its attention on TB control and treatme [...] | 2008-02-29 14:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SCUL SOCI WHO RS |
08NICOSIA98 | CYPRUS: FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA [...] (SBU) In response to Reftel request regarding the status of Cyprus's implementation of the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB): Dr. Andreas Polynikis, Chief Health Officer, Ministry of Health, who attended the WHO meeting in Berlin on October 22, 2007, informed us that his office was in t [...] | 2008-02-11 11:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO WHO CY |
08OTTAWA260 | CANADA: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS AND APEC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-20 22:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TBIO KFLU EAIR EWWT WHO APECO CA |
08PARIS200 | FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA - [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-04 15:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO WHO XG |
08RIGA117 | LATVIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF BERLIN DECLARATION ON TB [...] Per reftel request, the following is the status of Latvia's implementation of the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB). 2. According to Rinalds Mucins, Ministry of Health Under Secretary of State, Latvia has had an active anti-tuberculosis program in place since the mid-1990's, so no fund [...] | 2008-03-05 09:50:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO XG LG |
08RIGA118 | LATVIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF BERLIN DECLARATION ON TB [...] Per reftel request, the following is the status of Latvia's implementation of the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB). 2. According to Rinalds Mucins, Ministry of Health Under Secretary of State, Latvia has had an active anti-tuberculosis program in place since the mid-1990's, so no fund [...] | 2008-03-05 10:09:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO XG LG |
08ROME263 | ITALIAN ACTIONS TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS [...] Summary. A GOI action plan pre-dating the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB) is advancing the implementation of most of ItalyQs commitments under paragraph five of the Declaration. Italy also has significantly increased its contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis a [...] | 2008-03-04 12:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO EAID SOCI AF IT |
08ROME873 | ITALIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Dr. Loredana Vellucci of the Health Ministry (MOH) Directorate for Health Prevention On April 2. Vellucci heads Office III, which coordinates the Italian network of Maritime, Air and Border Health Offices (USMAF),as well as prevention activities relat [...] | 2008-07-11 16:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL WHO IT |
08SANSALVADOR1142 | EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS SIDIBE TO LEAD UNAIDS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-29 14:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO ES |
08SANSALVADOR1396 | HHS LETTER ON US WHO CANDIDACY DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 22:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO ES |
08SANSALVADOR926 | EL SALVADOR WORKING WITH WHO AND PAHO TO IMPLEMENT [...] USAID Human Investment Office Director delivered reftel demarche on July 1 to Minister of Health (MOH) Dr. Jose Guillermo Maza. Dr. Maza reported progress in the implementation of International Health Regulations (IHRs) in El Salvador. The MOH has been working since 2005 on implementation of [...] | 2008-08-07 14:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO ES |
08STATE66363 | G-8 HEALTH INITIATIVES DEMARCHE [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-6. 2. SUMMARY. During his trip to Europe, the President emphasized the importance of G-8 members following through on pledges on health assistance made at past G-8 summits. The President also asked for our partners' support for new G-8 initia [...] | 2008-06-20 01:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CA EU FR GM IT PREL RS SENV TBIO WHO |
08STATE6989 | FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA [...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. Tuberculosis poses a growing health security threat in Europe and Central Asia. In 2005, there were 445,000 new cases of TB in the region. Continued poor adherence to accepted TB control practices has created high levels of multidrug-res [...] | 2008-01-23 17:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO XG |
08STOCKHOLM156 | SWEDEN RESPONSE: FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN EUROPE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 12:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO XG SW |
08TAIPEI1778 | SENIOR KMT OFFICIALS DISCUSS KMT-CCP CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary. PRC Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) head Wang Yi offered encouraging words about the prospects for Taiwan's participation in the May 2009 World Health Assembly (WHA) in informal meetings on the margins of the December 20-21 KMT-CCP cross-Strait economic forum in Shanghai, according to [...] | 2008-12-24 07:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON WHO AORC TW CH |
08TAIPEI551 | TAIWAN'S "SECOND STAGE" WHA EFFORT: BACK TO [...] (C) Summary. Fully expecting WHO to reject President Chen Shui-bian's letter to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan applying for WHO membership, MOFA plans a "second stage" effort applying for observership. MOFA hopes the World Health Assembly (WHA) opening sessions on May 19 can host a two-b [...] | 2008-04-21 10:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TBIO WHO AORC CH TW |
08TAIPEI732 | MA YING-JEOU TO FOLLOW MORE PRAGMATIC FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou,s foreign policy will focus on Taiwan,s most important economic and security partners rather than continuing the diplomatic numbers game, according to National Security Council (NSC) Deputy Secretary-General Ho Szu-yin. This more pragmatic approach to dip [...] | 2008-05-28 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV WHO CN TW |
08TELAVIV250 | ISRAELI COMPLIANCE WITH THE BERLIN DECLARATION ON [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to Department inquiry (ref A),Israel appears to implement a model DOTS program, and observes Berlin Declaration commitments fully. The Ministry of Health (MOH) continues t assess Israel's successful National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP). Israel is a signatory o [...] | 2008-01-31 14:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV WHO IS EG JO |
08TUNIS360 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-10 11:50:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO TS |
08YEREVAN203 | ARMENIA: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BERLIN DECLARATION [...] Pursuant to reftel request, post reports the following on the status of implementation in Armenia of the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis. 2. On 27 February Embassy Officers attended a meeting with the National Tuberculosis Program Manager Vahan Pogosian and his deputy Tatevik Kostanian [...] | 2008-03-10 14:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO WHO AM |
08ZAGREB169 | CROATIA'S EFFORTS AT FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS [...] SUMMARY: This cable responds to reftel. According to 2005 data, Croatia is a middle incidence country for tuberculosis, with about 23 new cases per 100,000 people per year. About one to two percent of new cases are multidrug resistant (MDR). GoC efforts to implement the Berlin Declaration on T [...] | 2008-02-29 08:15:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO HR |
08ZAGREB506 | NO RESPONSE FROM CROATIA ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 15:26:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO HR |
09ATHENS1531 | H1N1: GREECE WILLING TO PROVIDE ADVICE, NOT VACCINES [...] SUMMARY: In a response to reftel demarche, the Greek Ministry of Health indicated that it was not in a position to contribute vaccines to the US-led World Health Organization effort to aid developing countries ahead of the anticipated autumn flu season. The Ministry did offer technical and sc [...] | 2009-10-05 15:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KFLU WHO AORC |
09BANGKOK611 | THAILAND HOSTS USG CUTTING EDGE DISEASE PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY: With over one-fifth of Mission Bangkok's staff of roughly 2000 working on health issues, the Embassy hosts one of the USG's largest efforts to fight the world's most dangerous diseases: malaria, TB, dengue, HIV/AIDS and avian/pandemic influenza. USAID, HHS/CDC, USDA/APHIS and the Arme [...] | 2009-03-10 12:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO KPAO KFLU KHIV ECON EAID TH |
09BELMOPAN425 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD HEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 19:49:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO BH |
09BERLIN1204 | GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL H1N1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 16:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL KFLU WHO GM |
09BOGOTA3487 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO CO |
09BRASILIA1191 | BRAZIL: FOLLOW-UP ON PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO EXPAND [...] (SBU) On September 23, Science Officer met with officials from the Brazilian Ministry of Health's International Affairs Office to discuss REFTEL, which concerns an agreement by Brazil and certain other countires to work in concert with the United States and the World Health Organization to mak [...] | 2009-09-24 11:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL KFLU WHO BR |
09BRATISLAVA420 | SLOVAKIA PREOCCUPIED WITH INTERNAL H1N1 PREPARATIONS (133 [...] Ref A points were delivered to Sarka Kovacsova at the Public Health Authority (PHA) Department of International Relations and Dr. Adriana Liptakova, Chief State Counselor and the Director of the Health Care Department at the Ministry of Health. GOS officials view the President's September 17 a [...] | 2009-09-29 15:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL KFLU WHO LO |
09BRATISLAVA471 | SLOVAK OFFICIALS PLAY DOWN H1N1 THREAT BUT CLOSE BORDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Slovak officials have been playing down the threat of an H1N1 outbreak even as they close border crossings to Ukraine, where the situation has reportedly worsened in recent days. Confirmed H1N1 infections are still few--there were three additional cases reported this week in Br [...] | 2009-11-06 16:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU WHO LO |
09BRATISLAVA475 | SLOVAKIA H1N1 UPDATE: 29 NEW CASES IN PAST WEEK, 1 DEATH [...] (U) The Slovak Health Ministry released its latest figures on November 9, showing 29 new cases of H1N1 flu diagnosed in the previous week, bringing the total number of cases in Slovakia to 200 since the spring. A 48 year-old woman became the first person with a confirmed H1N1 infection to die i [...] | 2009-11-10 14:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KFLU WHO CASC LO |
09BRATISLAVA494 | SLOVAKIA H1N1 UPDATE: RATE OF INFECTION INCREASING, [...] (U) The rate of H1N1 infection in Slovakia continues to rise, as 133 new cases of H1N1 flu were officially diagnosed in the week ending November 20. The previous week had seen 72 new cases, and before that just 29 new ones. In all likelihood, these numbers greatly understate the actual preval [...] | 2009-11-25 12:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KFLU WHO CASC LO |
09DUSHANBE1457 | TAJIKISTAN - H1N1 SITUATION, INFORMATION SCARCE [...] (SBU) Summary: About one fourth of all people in Tajikistan will contract influenza by February 2010, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) Adviser. This number includes all forms of influenza, not just H1N1. In a worst-case scenario, about 1,000 of those infected would die. There [...] | 2009-12-24 05:52:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI EAID KFLU CDC WHO TI |
09GENEVA128 | WHO: REPORT ON THE 124TH SESSION OF THE WORLD [...] Summary. The 124th Session of the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organization (WHO) met from January 19-26, 2009, in Geneva. This cable reports on the significant outcomes from the Board (and its Program, Budget and Administration Committee, which met prior to the EB),including re [...] | 2009-02-12 17:27:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO |
09GENEVA95 | THAI FM ON PANDEMIC SURVEILLANCE AND COMPULSORY [...] (U) In a February 2 meeting with Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya for Geneva diplomats, Charge lauded Thai activism on international health security issues, but also expressed the hope that we would be able to make progress in the coming year to address our common interest in a well funct [...] | 2009-02-03 14:30:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ETRD PREL WHO KBIO KFLU TH |
09GUATEMALA1003 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US CANDIDACY FOR WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 17:19:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO GT |
09GUATEMALA997 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US CANDIDACY FOR WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] (U) Emboffs delivered demarche on US candidacy for service on the World Health Organization Executive Board for 2009 (Ref A) to the ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance, Dr. Ludwig Ovalle Cabrera on November 24. Both Ministries agreed to consider t [...] | 2009-11-25 18:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO GT |
09JAKARTA263 | INDONESIA: UNREPORTED RECENT AI CASES [...] (C) Although the World Health Organization's official website as updated on February 11 reflects no Indonesian confirmed human avian influenza cases for 2009, local WHO authorities have confided that Indonesian laboratories have confirmed four cases in January. The Ministry of Health notifi [...] | 2009-02-13 11:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR PREL WHO ID |
09KABUL3502 | AFGHAN GOVERNMENT DECLARES H1N1 STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: Afghanistan's Second Vice President Mohammad Karim Khalili declared a H1N1 state of emergency November 1 and announced all schools and universities will close for three weeks to prevent further spread of the disease. More than 20 new cases of H1N1 have been reported in the last [...] | 2009-11-03 12:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KFLU KSTH EAID PREL WHO AF |
09KINGSTON998 | JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO [...] (U) Per reftel, EmbOff presented demarche and diplomatic note to solicit support for U.S. candidacy for WHO executive board. Demarche and dipnote were delivered to Ms. Shae-Alicia Lewis and Mr. Rohan Clarke of the International Organizations Department of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s Minis [...] | 2009-11-24 20:28:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO JM XL |
09LIMA1834 | Peru Will Consider United States Candidacy for WHO Executive [...] (U) ECONOFF delivered reftel talking points requesting support for US membership on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials on November 24. MFA officials included Ana PE????A Doig, Director of Social Policy, Maria MERINO de Hart, Dir [...] | 2009-11-25 20:31:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO PE |
09LISBON523 | PORTUGAL ON WHO SUPPORT AGAINST GLOBAL H1N1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 13:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC PREL WHO PGOV PO |
09LJUBLJANA376 | SLOVENIA H1N1 UPDATE: SPIKE IN H1N1-RELATED DEATHS LEADS TO [...] (U) Summary: As of December 4, Slovenia had registered nine deaths from H1N1 cases, including three who had no previous health issues. Over fifty people are currently reported to be hospitalized with H1N1 across Slovenia. The Slovenian Ministry of Health is using the recent spike in H1N1 cas [...] | 2009-12-04 14:32:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KFLU WHO CASC LO SI |
09LONDON2212 | UK PLEDGES TO DONATE $37 MILLION TO HELP FIGHT THE [...] (SBU) International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander announced on September 17 that HMG will donate 23 million GBP ($32 million) to the World Health Organization (WHO) to help developing countries tackle the H1N1 pandemic. The value of this commitment is equivalent to 10 percent of the [...] | 2009-09-23 15:13:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL KFLU WHO UK |
09MADRID980 | SPAIN CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN H1N1 VACCINE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche encouraging participation in the WHO H1N1 vaccine donation program for developing countries to Ildefonso Hernandez Aguado, Director General for Public Health and Foreign Health Matters, and Alfonso Jimenez Palacios, Director General for Pharmacy and Health Pr [...] | 2009-10-06 12:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL KFLU WHO SP |
09MANAGUA1378 | NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 22:35:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO NU |
09MONTEVIDEO107 | CHRONIC DISEASES INCREASING IN URUGUAY [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel, post prepared the following report to examine the impact of chronic diseases (or Non-Communicable Diseases, NCDs) in Uruguay and to inform the Department about policy related developments and the capacity of the local health sector to address those diseases. Uru [...] | 2009-02-20 16:56:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO KPAO WHO UY |
09MONTEVIDEO212 | URUGUAY: KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING [...] While Uruguay has completed the epidemiological transition from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases, it nevertheless faces an increasing incidence of diseases, such as parasitic diseases, traditionally linked to poverty and deteriorating social and environmental conditions. The G [...] | 2009-04-16 16:38:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO EAGR WHO UY |
09OSLO588 | NORWAY'S PLANS TO CONTRIBUTE H1N1 VACCINE [...] (SBU) Summary: Norwegian authorities are eager to cooperate in channeling donated H1N1 vaccine to developing countries, though they have not yet hammered out the details for how they will deliver their in-kind contribution. The GON would welcome additional information on the U.S. approach to [...] | 2009-09-23 14:54:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL KFLU WHO NO |
09PARAMARIBO388 | Demarche Delivered: U.S. Candidacy for WHO Executive Board [...] (U) On November 17, EconOff delivered the points to Tom Kartoebi, Acting Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kartoebi indicated that the Government of Suriname will likely defer to CARICOM's consensus view, and the recent decision of the Caucus of Health Minister [...] | 2009-11-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO NS |
09PRAGUE642 | H1N1 PREPAREDNESS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (U) Summary: Although cases of H1N1 in the Czech Republic (CR) have generally been few and mild, the Czech government is taking a number of steps to prepare for a potential pandemic. Steps include anti-viral stockpiles, vaccine purchases, a PR campaign about preventing infection, and updating [...] | 2009-10-30 09:10:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU KSTH PREL SENV CDC HHS EZ WHO NIH |
09QUITO969 | Ecuador on U.S. Candidacy for IDLO [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 16. Puma said that Ecuador was not heavily involved in the International Development Law Organization (IDLO),and was still reviewing possible candidacies for the Director General positi [...] | 2009-11-17 22:06:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO EC |
09QUITO971 | Ecuador on U.S. Candidacy for WHO Executive Board [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 16. Puma said that Ecuador understood the importance of the USG's leadership and contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Puma sai [...] | 2009-11-17 22:16:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO EC |
09REYKJAVIK201 | ICELAND CURRENTLY UNABLE TO ASSIST WHO WITH H1N1 SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered request contained in reftel to Sveinn Magnusson, Chief Medical Advisor at the Ministry of Health on November 3. Mr. Magnusson told Econoff that Iceland, as elsewhere, has been slow to receive the quantity of H1N1 vaccines ordered. Currently, the vaccine is available onl [...] | 2009-11-12 15:03:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL KFLU WHO IC |
09ROME1109 | ITALY CONFIRMS COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A senior Italian official in the Labor, Health and Social Policies Ministry confirmed Italy's political commitment to participate in the U.S.-initiated effort to help other countries combat the global H1N1 influenza pandemic. The Italian Government (GOI) is still working out t [...] | 2009-09-28 15:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL WHO IT |
09SANSALVADOR1070 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD HEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 16:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO ES |
09SANTIAGO1158 | CHILE SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 15:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO CI |
09SANTODOMINGO902 | GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY IN THE POSTAL [...] (U) Embassy received on August 13, 2009 a diplomatic note from the Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs seeking support for the Dominican Republic's candidacy to the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain, and Portugal (UPAEP). The elections will take place August 17-21, 2009 at the UPAEP cong [...] | 2009-08-18 16:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PUAS WHO |
09STATE28521 | REPORTING OF INDONESIA HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 14:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAGR ID KFLU PGOV TBIO WHO |
09STATE97471 | FOLLOW-UP ON PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO EXPAND [...] This is an action request. See para five. 2. On September 17, 2009, President Obama announced that the United States will act aggressively to stop the global spread of the pandemic 2009-H1N1 virus through partnering with the World Health Organization (WHO) to make 10 percent of the U.S. [...] | 2009-09-19 00:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL KFLU WHO |
09STATE99707 | FOLLOW-UP ON PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO EXPAND [...] This is an action request. See paragraph six. 2. Background. On September 17, 2009, President Obama announced that the United States will act aggressively to stop the global spread of the pandemic 2009-H1N1 virus through partnering with the World Health Organization (WHO) to make 10 perc [...] | 2009-09-24 19:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL KFLU WHO |
09TAIPEI102 | TAIWAN CDC DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT ON IHR [...] (C) Summary. During a January 22 press conference, Taiwan,s CDC Director announced an agreement to give Taiwan a direct point of contact with the WHO to implement the International Health Regulations (IHRs). Taiwan officials privately expressed appreciation for U.S. coordination at the recent [...] | 2009-01-23 04:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | WHO PREL TW CH |
09TAIPEI140 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. Although the global economic environment would make 2009 a tough year for Taiwan's ruling party, the KMT was in relatively good shape to face the electoral challenges ahead, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director during a wide-ranging February 9 dinner. The December race f [...] | 2009-02-10 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR WHO CH TW |
09TAIPEI1435 | TAIWAN SEEKS U.S. HELP WITH WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan is seeking U.S. assistance in its efforts to participate as an observer at the January 18-23 World Health Organization Executive Board (WHO EB) meeting and to contribute 500,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine via the WHO. As a first step, Taiwan hopes the U.S. Mission in Geneva can [...] | 2009-12-07 09:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL WHO |
09TAIPEI1484 | TAIWAN CONFIRMS SETBACKS ON WHO VACCINE, EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Section Chief Jonathan Sun confirmed the information contained in ref, telling AIT Pol Chief on December 14 that the WHO would not accept a contribution of 500,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine because Taiwan was not &pre-qualified8 to donate [...] | 2009-12-14 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL WHO TW CH |
09TAIPEI1509 | LATEST TAIWAN THINKING ON ICAO, WHO PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan believes that meaningful participation in ICAO would include observing its decision-making bodies and technical meetings, participating in mechanisms such as the Public Key Directory (PKD),and being able to contact ICAO and its Asia Pacific (APAC) office directly, according [...] | 2009-12-18 05:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL WHO TW |
09TAIPEI209 | NSC DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL ON ARMS SALES, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's arms sale requests, including those approved but not yet notified and those pending U.S. approval are an essential part of the Ma Administration,s defense and cross-Strait strategies, NSC Deputy Secretary General Ho Sze-yin told the Acting Director February 24. NSC Secre [...] | 2009-02-24 10:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ETRD MARR PGOV PREL EAID WHO TW |
09TAIPEI254 | PRESIDENT MA ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES AND U.S. [...] (C). Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou discussed bilateral relations, cross-Strait ties and Taiwan's domestic situation during a cordial one-hour meeting March 6. The President expressed confidence with the pace and direction of relations with China, noting that U.S. support for the process, in th [...] | 2009-03-06 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAGR ECON ETRD MARR PREL TW WHO |
09TAIPEI276 | VFM HSIA ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES, FTA, VWP, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan appreciates U.S. support, including Secretary Clinton's comments concerning its defense needs, Vice Foreign Minister Hsia told the Director during a March 11 meeting. Hsia expressed optimism about the prospects for obtaining WHA observer status, but admitted that he was not [...] | 2009-03-12 10:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL KJUS WHO TW CH |
09TAIPEI301 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S MARCH 18 MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Obama administration views progress in cross-Strait relations in very positive terms, visiting AIT Chairman Burghardt told President Ma Ying-jeou during their March 18 meeting. U.S. officials have made clear both publicly and in private with Chinese officials that the United States re [...] | 2009-03-19 02:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GPGOV ECON ETRD EAGR MARR WHO CH TW |
09TAIPEI433 | CROSS-STRAIT POLICY UNDER PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU [...] (C) Ma Ying-jeou is the central player in a vigorous, if at times poorly coordinated, effort to reshape Taiwan,s ties with China. While his approach to cross-Strait issues represents a dramatic shift from that of his predecessor, it is evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Ma will focus on [...] | 2009-04-09 07:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ECON WHO TW CH US |
09TAIPEI467 | GOVERNMENT TIGHT-LIPPED AS RUMORS OF WHA OBSERVER [...] (C) Despite widespread media speculation, Taiwan officials have been tight-lipped, both publicly and in private, about possible talks with China on Taipei's bid for WHA observer status. Although there are a number of sensitive political issues to be resolved, public statements by President M [...] | 2009-04-15 10:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV WHO TW CH |
09TAIPEI510 | TAIWAN ANNOUNCES BREAKTHROUGH AGREEMENT ON WHA [...] (C) Based on an April 28 personal invitation from WHO Director General Margaret Chan, Taiwan Health Minister Yeh Ching-chuan will lead a delegation to observe the May World Health Assembly meeting, VFM Andrew Hsia told the Director during an April 29 meeting. The invitation is the result of T [...] | 2009-04-29 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV WHO TW CH |
09TAIPEI516 | PRESIDENTIAL CONFIDANTE ON CROSS-STRAIT MOMENTUM, [...] (C) The announcement that Taiwan will take part in this year's WHA meeting is part of President Ma's larger effort to create momentum behind cross-Strait engagement, Taoyuan county magistrate and presidential confidante Eric Chu told the Director during an April 29 meeting. This momentum will [...] | 2009-04-30 10:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TW WHO CH |
09TBILISI1213 | GEORGIA: GOG PROPOSES CANDIDATE FOR WHO REGIONAL [...] (SBU) On July 1, Ambassador Tefft met with Aleksandre Kvitashvili, Minister of Health, Labor and Social Welfare and Dr. Nata Menabde, Deputy Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO),Regional Office for Europe. Kvitashvili introduced Dr. Menabde and asked that the U.S. suppor [...] | 2009-07-01 14:22:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV WHO GG |
09TELAVIV932 | TWO POSSIBLE SWINE FLU CASES IN ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Two possible cases of swine flu have been reported in Israel since April 25. Both cases are Israeli men who recently returned from visits to Mexico and are displaying symptoms consistent with the virus. Based upon criteria set by the Israeli Ministry of Health, the men have been quara [...] | 2009-04-27 14:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO AMED CASC WHO IS |
09TELAVIV949 | TWO CONFIRMED SWINE FLU CASES IN ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Two cases of swine flu have been confirmed by viral sequencing performed at Tel Hashomer Hospital as of April 28. Ministry of Health Officials and the director-general of the hospital only yesterday (ref B) characterized the first of the two cases as just a "slim" chance of swine flu. Fi [...] | 2009-04-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO AMED CASC WHO IS |
09TRIPOLI436 | LIBYA'S HEALTH MINISTER WELCOMES U.S. COOPERATION TRIPOLI 00000436 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, the Secretary of the General People's Committee for Health and Environment (Minister of Health-equivalent) asked for help in sending Libyan doctors to the U.S. for training in hospital administration and family practice, acknowledged that Libya [...] | 2009-06-04 12:38:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KHIV LY ECON WHO |
09USUNNEWYORK978 | HHS SECRETARY SEBELIUS - SYG BAN CALL ON [...] (SBU) (Begin summary) U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius spoke via teleconference with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Director-General of the World Health (WHO) Organization Margaret Chan, the Executive Director of the UN Fund for Children (UNICE [...] | 2009-11-02 21:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNICEF WHO EAID SOCI UN |
09VIENNA126 | MEASURES TO COMBAT CANCER IN AUSTRIA [...] On World Cancer Day, Minister of Health Alois Stoeger announced that the GoA will put more emphasis on preventative measures against cancer. The Ministry of Health is evaluating a special screening process to improve the early diagnosis of breast and uterine cancer in women. Officials say th [...] | 2009-02-06 13:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI SENV TBIO WHO KPAO AU |
09VIENNA1361 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE TO FIGHT GLOBAL H1N1 [...] Econpoloff delivered reftel demarche requesting assistance to Hubert Hrabcik, Director of Public Health. Hrabcik's office had no substantive response. However, Clemens-Martin Auer for the Ministry of Health told Austrian national television on October 12 that, in the event Austria does not u [...] | 2009-10-19 15:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL KFLU WHO AU |
09YEKATERINBURG74 | URALS REGION GRAPPLES WITH GRIPPE [...] Summary: The H1N1 outbreak is the main topic of the week in Sverdlovsk oblast now that a new governor has been named. A flu epidemic was declared for the oblast last week. Deaths from H1N1 have been confirmed in Chelyabinsk oblast, Surgut, and Bashkortostan. School vacations in many oblasts [...] | 2009-11-13 09:33:00 | Consulate Yekaterinburg | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KFLU WHO PGOV RS |
10ABUJA150 | NIGERIA RECORDS ITS FIRST DEATH FROM H1N1 [...] (U) The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) reported the first laboratory-confirmed death from H1N1 in Nigeria, in a press release issued on January 18. Nigeria's first reported victim of H1N1 was a 38-year-old Lagosian female who died at the Reddington Hospital in Victoria Island, Lago [...] | 2010-02-02 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO NI |
10BOGOTA18 | DIPNOTE REGARDING NON-RESIDENT ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS [...] (U) Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered a diplomatic note dated December 16 outlining Colombia's regulations regarding organ transplants for non-resident foreigners. 2. (U) BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE: DAM/CAE No. 68221 The Ministry o [...] | 2010-01-05 15:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO PREL PHUM CASC AMED CO |
10GENEVA138 | WHO: Report on the 126th Session of the World Health [...] Summary. The 126th Session of the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organization (WHO) met from January 18-23, 2010, in Geneva. This cable reports on the significant outcomes from the Board, including key resolutions forwarded for adoption at the 63rd World Health Assembly (WHA)in May [...] | 2010-02-19 10:59:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO |
10KINSHASA162 | First laboratory-confirmed case of H1NI in DRC is expatriate [...] The first laboratory-confirmed case of H1N1 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC or Congo Kinshasa) has been identified in the southeastern region of Katanga province. The case was an expatriate working for the Tenke-Fungurume Mining Company (DRC affiliate of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gol [...] | 2010-02-08 16:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TBIO KFLU CDC WHO CG |
10RIODEJANEIRO28 | RIO RADAR - FEBRUARY 1, 2010 [...] (U) Rio Radar is a regular compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: LULA, PETROBRAS, AND GENERAL ELECTRIC OPEN FIRST ETHANOL POWER PLANT 2. [...] | 2010-02-01 15:26:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PGOV ELAB WHO |
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