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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05DARESSALAAM1301 |
PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT NO. AI062957-01 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-05 06:13:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KHIV EAID TZ HHS |
| 05PARIS5195 |
USUNESCO: NEGOTIATIONS ON BIOETHICS DECLARATION [...] SUMMARY. The second and final session of the Intergovernmental Meeting of Experts met June 20-24 at UNESCO and reached consensus on a draft "Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights." The US was successful in adding to the draft Declaration a statement that one of the aims of the [...] |
2005-07-27 17:48:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO UNESCO KSCI HHS |
| 06KATHMANDU2919 |
TWO CONFIRMED CASES OF XDR TB IN NEPAL [...] (SBU) Post has recently become aware of two cases of XDR TB in Nepal. According to Post's medical officer, both of the reported XDR TB patients in Nepal are Tibetan refugees. XDR is an extremely drug resistant form of Tuberculosis. The first patient died in March 2006 and Post's medical offic [...] |
2006-11-02 08:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI PREF CDC HHS NP |
| 06TRIPOLI511 |
LIBYAN ENVIRONMENT AUTHORITY: HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL [...] Summary: On September 13, 2006 ESTH Officer met with Dr. Abul-Hakim Al-Waer, Secretary of the Libyan Environment Authority (LEA), or as he joked with, "The EPA without the protection." The meeting took place on the margins of the ongoing NDF Chemical Weapons Destruction Assistance Program. [...] |
2006-09-17 19:45:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO UNEP EPA HHS LY |
| 07BEIJING5950 |
WAL-MART PULLS CHICKEN JERKY PET FOOD STRIPS FROM SHELVES [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy APHIS Attache and HHS Health Attache were informed separately on August 30 by the General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of Wal-Mart's recent decision to remove chicken jerky pet food strips manufactured by two Chinese firms from [...] |
2007-09-11 23:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON PREL HHS CH |
| 07BEIJING6018 |
AQSIQ AND STAFFDEL DISCUSS IMPROVEMENTS TO CHINA'S [...] (SBU) This report is Sensitive But Unclassified, for official United States Government use only and not for release to the media. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A Congressional Committee on Commerce and Energy Staff Delegation led by investigator David Nelson met China's food safety ministerial and r [...] |
2007-09-14 05:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH JA |
| 07BEIJING6201 |
Staffdel Knauer Discusses Drug Export Safety with China [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Staffdel Knauer on September 3, officials at China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) described a rigorous inspection system for imports and exports of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), but admitted that there is a "fatal" gap in the system be [...] |
2007-09-20 22:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL HHS ETRD BEXP CH |
| 07BEIJING6264 |
CHINA'S NATIONAL RECALL SYSTEM: AN UNFUNDED MANDATE [...] (SBU) China unveiled its new national recall system for toys and processed food on August 31, a program spearheaded by the General Administration for Quality Supervision, Administration, and Quarantine (AQSIQ), the regulatory agency in charge of inspection for some aspects of domestic productio [...] |
2007-09-24 22:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH |
| 07BEIJING6675 |
U.S. FDA COMMISSIONER MEETS WITH CHINESE COUNTERARTS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner traveled to Shanghai October 10-14 to deliver one of the keynote speeches at the Fifth Annual Sino-U.S Symposium on Medicine in the Twenty-First Century and to participate in the centennial anniversary c [...] |
2007-10-15 22:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ETRD ECON PREL HHS CH |
| 07BEIJING6676 |
U.S. FDA COMMISSIONER MEETS WITH CHINESE COUNTERPARTS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner traveled to Shanghai October 10-14 to deliver one of the keynote speeches at the Fifth Annual Sino-U.S Symposiu on Medicine in th Twenty-First Century and to participate in the centennial anniversary cel [...] |
2007-10-15 22:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR ETRD ECON PREL HHS CH |
| 07BEIJING7485 |
ARMS WIDE OPEN, BEIJING WELCOMES U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT [...] (SBU) Summary: Even after a week of United States toy recalls totaling almost 5 million units, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Rich O'Brien received a cordial welcome from Beijing authorities, private industry, and the China Toy Association during a four day November visit. Meetings [...] |
2007-12-14 06:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH |
| 07BEIJING7557 |
SED SESSION II: INTEGRITY OF TRADE, DECEMBER 12, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 12 working lunch, the United States and China stressed that product quality and the safety of food and drugs pose a complicated new challenge in a global economy. Both sides said trading partners should increase dialogue and cooperation and called for science- [...] |
2007-12-20 07:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO BEXP HHS CH |
| 08BEIJING2155 |
SFDA'S TREATMENT OF BAXTER IN CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives of Baxter Healthcare (protect) visited the U.S. Embassy in Beijing to present their concerns about the deterioration of relations with China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) amid concerns that the agency may try to shift responsibility for the hepar [...] |
2008-06-04 08:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD HHS PREL CH |
| 08BEIJING359 |
FOOD SAFETY CAMPAIGN WON, BUT THE REAL BATTLE IS JUST [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese officials claimed success January 16 at the official wrap-up meeting for the four-month food and product safety "rectification campaign" and announced plans for a long-term regulatory structure to continue monitoring production quality of the nation's industries. Despite [...] |
2008-02-01 00:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH |
| 08BEIJING360 |
2008 FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY LEGISLATIVE AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: China is preparing for a banner year in 2008 in food and product safety as authorities draft and review seven separate pieces of legislation or regulations. The most important piece of legislation, the Food Safety Law, is a comprehensive law encompassing all facets of the food p [...] |
2008-02-01 00:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH |
| 08BEIJING3705 |
AQSIQ STILL LACKING IN INFANT FORMULA RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-24 23:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR PREL HHS CH |
| 08BEIJING3784 |
New Quality Control Minister Boasts Anti-Corruption [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 21, China sacked General Administration on Quality, Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) Minister Li Changjiang in the aftermath of China's biggest ever food and product safety scandal, the widespread contamination of milk products with the industrial chemi [...] |
2008-09-29 09:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR PREL HHS CH |
| 08GUANGZHOU265 |
Enterovirus 71 Outbreak - South China Infections and Death [...] (SBU) Summary: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) has taken a fourth life in Guangdong Province, and has infected more than 7,100 local children. Provincial health officials are working to determine the incidence rate of EV 71 among HFMD cases. Guangxi has reported two deaths among 636 cases [...] |
2008-05-09 09:20:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC SOCI PREL HHS CH |
| 08GUANGZHOU289 |
South China EV 71 Update - HFMD Cases Increase, Though Rate [...] (U) Summary: The number of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) infections in south China continues to rise, though authorities claim that the pace is slowing. In the past two weeks, Guangdong's reported HFMD cases have risen to 23,278, resulting in seven deaths. The current number has far s [...] |
2008-05-22 06:45:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC SOCI PREL HHS CH |
| 09BEIJING257 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA--CHINA UPDATE JAN/FEB 2009 [...] SUMMARY: (U) As the country shut down and the population traveled home for the Chinese New Year, four more cases of human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), influenza A/H5N1, were confirmed (during the January 24-31 period) in the provinces of Guizhou and Hunan, as well a [...] |
2009-02-03 23:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR PREL HHS CH |
| 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 |
| 09TAIPEI609 |
TFFLU01: TAIWAN CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 CASE [...] (SBU) On May 20, Taiwan health authorities confirmed the first occurrence of H1N1 in Taiwan. The infected passenger arrived on May 18 at 9:30 pm on Cathay Pacific flight CX 468 from Hong Kong, having started his trip in New York. The 52-year-old Australian national had a fever when he arrived [...] |
2009-05-20 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO PREL HHS TW |
| 09TAIPEI622 |
TFFLU01: TAIWAN CONFIRMS FOUR ADDITIONAL H1N1 [...] SUMMARY. On May 21, Taiwan health authorities confirmed the second, third, fourth and fifth cases of H1N1 in Taiwan. All cases with the exception of one came on flights originating in the U.S. The exception is a Taiwan female who flew in from Manila. To date no community spread of the virus [...] |
2009-05-22 10:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO PREL HHS TW |
| 09VATICAN91 |
POPE'S SAINTHOOD CEREMONY FOR HAWAIIAN LEPER PRIEST: [...] Summary and Action Request: On October 11, Pope Benedict XVI will confer sainthood on ("canonize") Father Damien de Veuster, the Belgian priest who famously worked in the late 1880's with leprosy (Hansen's disease) patients in Hawaii. The event is attracting global attention, not just among [...] |
2009-08-21 13:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KHIV VT BE HHS INT |
| 10BOGOTA247 |
TFHA01: FACILITATING COLOMBIAN ACCEPTANCE OF HAITIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Bogota has framed out the procedures to facilitate the transfer of Haitian earthquake patients to Colombia for long-term post-operative care. Key points of contact have been established with the Government of Colombia (GOC) and the Haitian Ministry of Health. Post and G [...] |
2010-02-12 22:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV HHS CO PREL HA |
| 10BOGOTA251 |
TFHA01: FACILITATING COLOMBIAN ACCEPTANCE OF HAITIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Bogota has framed out the procedures to facilitate the transfer of Haitian earthquake patients to Colombia for long-term post-operative care. Key points of contact have been established with the Government of Colombia (GOC) and the Haitian Ministry of Health. Post and G [...] |
2010-02-12 23:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL HHS CO HA |