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:
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has published new guidelines on chikungunya, a mosquito-transmitted virus transmitted that causes fever and severe joint pain. Please read more at http://new.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6464&Itemid=1926
Vector surveillance and control is an important component in the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases, please find following WHO guidance pertinent to this subject contributing to the reduction of the public health burden caused by vector-borne diseases.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Cooperative Arrangement for the Prevention of Spread of Communicable Disease Through Air Travel (CAPSCA) held the 2nd Global Coordination Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, from 10 to 12 October 2011. The Meeting was attended by 100 participants from 25 States, WHO and ICAO. The Meeting information is available at http://www.capsca.org/GlobalMeeting2011.html
