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Brief report on the 4th biregional meeting on the control of Japanese encephalitis
The 4th biregional meeting on the control of Japanese encephalitis (JE) supported by PATH and WHO was held at Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand from June 8-9, 2009 with 70 participants from international organizations namely AFRIMS, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CDC, IPA, PATH, UNICEF, WHO and representatives from several countries in Southeast Asia and Western Pacific Regions.
The meeting started with updating of the JE control in both regions, global update on policies and programs and progress of the PATH JE project since the last meeting in 2007. Representatives from some countries of both regions presented their experiences in defining disease burden and progress with JE laboratory initiative and diagnostics.
The meeting focuses mainly on JE control, with updating on JE vaccines including future JE vaccine candidates. All of the participating countries also presented their national planning for future JE control after small groups of countries shared experiences. The conclusion was finally made on the global control plan as a framework for national planning and the mobilizing support at the national and international levels.
The 4th biregional meeting on the control of JE was successful in opening dialogue of JE worldwide, exchanging ideas, sharing informations and breakthroughs. Most of all it creates the worldwide partnerships and networking on the control of JE.
Professor Usa Thisyakorn
IPA Representative to the 4th Biregional Meeting on the Control of JE
President, the 9th international Congress of Tropical Pediatrics 201
The 4th biregional meeting on the control of Japanese encephalitis (JE) supported by PATH and WHO was held at Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand from June 8-9, 2009 with 70 participants from international organizations namely AFRIMS, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CDC, IPA, PATH, UNICEF, WHO and representatives from several countries in Southeast Asia and Western Pacific Regions.
The meeting started with updating of the JE control in both regions, global update on policies and programs and progress of the PATH JE project since the last meeting in 2007. Representatives from some countries of both regions presented their experiences in defining disease burden and progress with JE laboratory initiative and diagnostics.
The meeting focuses mainly on JE control, with updating on JE vaccines including future JE vaccine candidates. All of the participating countries also presented their national planning for future JE control after small groups of countries shared experiences. The conclusion was finally made on the global control plan as a framework for national planning and the mobilizing support at the national and international levels.
The 4th biregional meeting on the control of JE was successful in opening dialogue of JE worldwide, exchanging ideas, sharing informations and breakthroughs. Most of all it creates the worldwide partnerships and networking on the control of JE.
Professor Usa Thisyakorn
IPA Representative to the 4th Biregional Meeting on the Control of JE
President, the 9th international Congress of Tropical Pediatrics 201
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