Ground Crossings and Ground Transportation

Dear Colleagues from All Countries,

With a warm wish I am communicating in this forum taking a longer break. But if there is any international assistance needed this forum is the answer always as a platform to get the feedback. 

I wish to have a feedback on how is your Health Unit called in your country.

Airport Health Organisation  or Airport Health Officer or Airport Health Quarantine Unit or Office or Organisation or Environmental Health Organisation or Office or Border Quarantine Organisation or Unit.

Hi!, I would like to know what is the institution responsible for IHR implementation and application in Germany?, and also, do anybody knows if there's a maritime-only agency in charge of that subject (like ANVISA in Brazil)

Danke!

Good day everyone,

Some of you will know this already but after over 17 years with Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority, Felixstowe, UK, I will be leaving to take up a new Port Health challenge with the Government of Bermuda. As yet I do not know my new contact details but I still hope to have regular involvement with PAGNet and the many friends and colleagues I have within the Port Health Community.

Today is my last day in the Felixstowe office so if you send any emails to my scpha address, please note that these will no longer reach me.

Best Wishes,

Dear Colleagues,

The latest IHR emergency committee took place on 31 July 2020 regarding Covid-19. You can access the details at https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/01-08-2020-statement-on-the-fourth-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-outbreak-of-coronavirus-disease-(covid-19)

Dear Colleagues,

Yesterday WHO issued a new international travel advice which can be found at https://www.who.int/news-room/articles-detail/public-health-considerations-while-resuming-international-travel 

Of particular note is paragraph 4.4 and advice regarding ensuring that Points of Entry have capacity to inspect ships and issue Ship Sanitation Certificates.

Kind Regards,

Martin Walker,

Facilitator, Ports and Shipping Group

Hi, my name is Christopher Urena, I'm a medical doctor with more than 14 years of experience, mainly working for the Ministry of Health in Costa Rica, as a Director of a local office and in charge of +20 employees. I have a lot of experience on IHR and PoE because of my responsability as the main health port authority in the pacific coast (Caldera Port), and creator of the Contingency Plan and many other duties alike. I write this because I'm looking for an abroad working experience, to be able to give more and learn more, and although I know that this forum may not be for this kind of post

Dear Colleagues,

WHO has issued updated international travel advice as of 29 February 2020. It also includes links to newly updated documents for matters such as Operational Considerations for managing outbreaks o ships and Management of Ill travellers at Points of Entry.

With the usual warning that you should keep a check on which advice is the most up to date on the WHO website (given that so much is changing rapidly), the advice should be of interest to all working in the area of Points of Entry.

Dear Colleagues,

With substantial media attention focussed on the current COVID-19 (coronavirus) Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), it is easy to forget that there is still a second PHEIC in place for Ebola Virus in the DRC. The IHR Emergency Committee of WHO met yesterday and reaffirmed that this PHEIC still remains in place. Key messages were: 

For countries at risk:

Dear Colleagues,

I know that there is a flood of information about the current PHEIC but I picked this draft document out from the WHO website. Although draft, it adds to useful guidance and for those working in Points of Entry I would refer you particularly to pages 10 (Travel and Trade) and 13 Points of Entry.

the document can be found at https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/srp-04022020.pdf