The AIRSAN Project aims to support EU Member States in ensuring a well-organized and coherent response to public health threats in air transport. 

In order to meet this objective, the AIRSAN Partners aim to develop:
• an AIRSAN Network,
• AIRSAN Guidance Documents,
• an AIRSAN Website and an AIRSAN Communication Platform, and
• an AIRSAN Training Tool.

The IHR news bulletin No. 21 is released. It is available at http://www.who.int/ihr/ihrnews/en/index.html.

The IHR news bulletin No. 19 is released. It is available at http://www.who.int/ihr/ihrnews/ihrnewsissue19/en/index.html.

In this issue :

The 3rd International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Cooperative Arrangement for the Prevention of Spread of Communicable Disease through Air Travel (CAPSCA) Global Coordination Meeting will be held from 8 to 12 October 2012 in Santiago, Chile.

WHO International Health Regulations activity report is released recently. The report covers the workings of the revised IHR framework, which covers not only infectious and foodborne diseases but also risks that can arise from chemical, nuclear and radiological events.

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Cooperative Arrangement for the Prevention of Spread of Communicable Disease through Air Travel (CAPSCA) upcoming meetings are listed below. Get more info at http://www.capsca.org/index.html

- 3rd CAPSCA Africa Meeting will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 26 to 28 June 2012

For your information and attention, the Guide for Public Health Emgergency Contigency at Designated Points of Entry is now available at the website: http://www.wpro.who.int/entity/emerging_diseases/documents/PHECP_Guide_web.pdf 

WHO Assessment tool for core capacity requirements at designated airports, ports and ground crossings now has new language version- Russian in the wake of English, French and Spanish versions, please check it out at WHO web site: