Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07CAIRO1047
2007-04-12 14:20:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Cairo
Cable title:
EGYPT: EVALUATION OF OUTBREAK COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN
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UNCLAS CAIRO 001047
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ELA, AIAG FOR WINN
AMMAN FOR WHITTLESEY
USAID/GH/HIGN FOR CARROL
USAID/ANE/TS FOR CLEMENTS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KFLU KPAO SENV EG
SUBJECT: EGYPT: EVALUATION OF OUTBREAK COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN
COUNTRY AVIAN INFLUENZA PLANS
REF: STATE 46669
UNCLAS CAIRO 001047
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ELA, AIAG FOR WINN
AMMAN FOR WHITTLESEY
USAID/GH/HIGN FOR CARROL
USAID/ANE/TS FOR CLEMENTS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KFLU KPAO SENV EG
SUBJECT: EGYPT: EVALUATION OF OUTBREAK COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN
COUNTRY AVIAN INFLUENZA PLANS
REF: STATE 46669
1. (U) In response to reftel, the Government of Egypt finalized
an Avian Influenza (AI) Communication Strategy in May 2006, focusing
on the prevention phase, in strict accordance with WHO guidelines
for outbreak communication. The GOE prepared this plan in
cooperation with Egypt's AI communication working group.
Participants in the working group include the Egyptian Ministries of
Health and Information, as well as USAID, WHO, UNICEF and FAO. We
forwarded a copy of Egypt's complete AI Communication Strategy to
the AIAG.
2. (U) GOE officials are developing the Egypt Pandemic Phase
Communication Strategy, which will be issued as a companion document
to the AI Communication Strategy under the title "Supplement to the
AI Communication Strategy." This strategy, being prepared in
cooperation with Egypt's AI communication working group, is also in
accordance with WHO guidelines for communication strategies.
JONES
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ELA, AIAG FOR WINN
AMMAN FOR WHITTLESEY
USAID/GH/HIGN FOR CARROL
USAID/ANE/TS FOR CLEMENTS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KFLU KPAO SENV EG
SUBJECT: EGYPT: EVALUATION OF OUTBREAK COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN
COUNTRY AVIAN INFLUENZA PLANS
REF: STATE 46669
1. (U) In response to reftel, the Government of Egypt finalized
an Avian Influenza (AI) Communication Strategy in May 2006, focusing
on the prevention phase, in strict accordance with WHO guidelines
for outbreak communication. The GOE prepared this plan in
cooperation with Egypt's AI communication working group.
Participants in the working group include the Egyptian Ministries of
Health and Information, as well as USAID, WHO, UNICEF and FAO. We
forwarded a copy of Egypt's complete AI Communication Strategy to
the AIAG.
2. (U) GOE officials are developing the Egypt Pandemic Phase
Communication Strategy, which will be issued as a companion document
to the AI Communication Strategy under the title "Supplement to the
AI Communication Strategy." This strategy, being prepared in
cooperation with Egypt's AI communication working group, is also in
accordance with WHO guidelines for communication strategies.
JONES