Avian & Pandemic Flu Updates & Guidelines
The information provided here has been developed to help inform Save the Children staff and offices about Avian and Pandemic Influenza programming and preparedness, and is posted here to make this information more accessible to them. We make no representation about the suitability of these materials for other individuals or organizations, and accept no responsibility related to their use other than by Save the Children staff and offices.
Save the Children staff may access the IPP Contact List, and a few other documents, with the use of a password at: http://savenet.savechildren.org/savenet/Security/Useful+Resources/AvianFluUpdates.htm
For any questions or comments related to these documents or Save the Children’s work in avian or pandemic flu, please contact Eric Starbuck at estarbuck@savechildren.org, Kathryn Bolles at kbolles@savechildren.org or Adam Keehn at akeehn@savechildren.org.
Announcements
Current WHO Phase of Pandemic Alert: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/phase/en/index.html (As of the date this page was last updated:) The world is on "Pandemic Alert, Phase 3: A new influenza virus subtype is causing disease in humans, but is not yet spreading efficiently and sustainably among humans."
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A Save the Children family's six week food stockpile. |
For orientation of IPPs & health professionals, a PowerPoint presentation "Pandemic Influenza: Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, History and Current Threat" is available from estarbuck@savechildren.org. (Selected slides are useful for sessions with a wider audience.) The April 2007 version of this and several other presentations, are available at: http://www.coregroup.org/avian_flu/resources.cfm
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Save the Children is helping local partners spray the chicken coups and surrounding areas of 759 chicken farms in Bireun district of Aceh Province. |
