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Monday, June 3, 2013

International Health Regulations News bulletin, 3rd June 2013

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

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Events
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

WHO WPRO Regional Workshop to strengthen core capacities at designated points of entry under the IHR was held on April 23-26, Ningbo, China, 2013

The main objectives of the workshop were to:
- introduce the updated WHO guidelines related to the IHR core capacities at designated point of entry;
- review Member States' experiences and lessons learnt in establishing and strengthening institutional systems for the IHR core capacities at designated points of entry; and
- develop adequate skills by demonstrating the practical application of the guidelines through a site visit during the workshop.

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Events
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Thursday, April 25, 2013

WHO EURO Training course on ship sanitation inspection and issuance of ship sanitation certificates, 15 to 19 April, Antalya, Turkey, 2013

The training brought together ship inspectors and staff working at ports and/or competent authorities for ports in the Black Sea in Bulgaria, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, the Russian Federation, Turkey and the Ukraine. The training used WHO Learning programme and was facilitated by international ship sanitation experts as well as WHO staff from the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the Headquarters.

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Events
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

WHO Training on Ship Sanitation and Issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificates was conducted for African, Europe and Americas Portuguese speaking countries, from 11 to 15 March and for Spanish speaking countries, 18 to 24 March, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2013

The objective of these events was to train national port health experts on ship inspection and issuance of ship sanitation certificates, under the International Health Regulations framework, using a WHO Learning Programme. These events were conducted jointly with WHO Regional Offices and WHO Country Offices.

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News
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Friday, February 1, 2013

European Union Joint Action SHIPSAN ACT

The SHIPSAN ACT is a Joint Action of 23 European Union countries co-funded by European Commission. It started in February 2013 and will have a 39-month duration. It deals with the impact on maritime transport of health threats due to biological, chemical and radiological agents, including communicable diseases and supports the implementation of International Health Regulations 2005 in EU. WHO participates in the Advisory Board of the SHIPSAN ACT Joint Action.

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