INDONESIAN PARTICIPANTS FOR APEC SEMINAR ON

UNCLAS JAKARTA 008792 SIPDIS HHS/OGHA, VANESSA BROWN DEPT FOR EAP/EP, JARED RAGLAND SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID ECIN TBIO KFLU APECO SUBJECT: INDONESIAN PARTICIPANTS FOR APEC SEMINAR ON PANDEMIC EXERCISES REF: State 111495 ¶1. This is an action request; see para 3. ¶2. Three different Government of Indonesia (GOI) agencies are deeply involved in the control of avian influenza (AI). The National Committee on Avian Influenza (KOMNAS) serves as the national coordinating entity. The Ministry of Health is the agency responsible for disease control in the human population, while the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for disease control in the animal population. All three need capacity building and would benefit from exposure to APEC member economies' AI control plans in the August 16-17 Singapore seminar on Pandemic Exercises. ¶3. We accordingly recommend that the U.S. fund a representative from KOMNAS, as well GOI experts familiar with both the human and animal sides of AI to participate in the seminar. We recommend the following individuals: Dr. Bayu Krisnamutki Executive Secretary for the National Committee on Avian Influenza Management and Pandemic Alert Coordinating Ministry for Economy Jl. Lapangan Banteng Timur No. 2-4, 6th Floor Phone: 62 21 352-1941 Fax: 62 21 352-1909 Dr. Tri Satya Putri Naipospos Secretary to the National Committee on Avian Influenza SIPDIS Management and Pandemic Alert Coordinating Ministry for Economy Jl. Lapangan Banteng Timur No. 2-4, 6th Floor Phone: 62 21 352 1941 Fax: 62 21 352 1909 Note: Naipospos was our top interlocutor in the Ministry of Agriculture until late 2005 and retains close relationships with key Ministry staffers. Dr. I. Nyoman Kandun Director General for Diseases Control and Environmental Health Ministry of Health Jl. Percetakan Negara No. 29 Phone: 62 21 420-9930 Fax: 62 21 420-7807 ¶4. We note that August 17 is Indonesian Independence Day and the start of a five-day weekend for many Indonesians. This may make it difficult to recruit a GOI delegation for the seminar. We will nonetheless strongly encourage Indonesian representation. PASCOE