APEC EINet.ppt

APEC EINet APAN 2006 Singapore 19 July 2006 APEC Emerging Infections Network (EINet): Who We Are Founded 1996 APEC-approved project based at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA. Dedicated in providing timely information on emerging infectious diseases (EID’s) in the Asia Pacific. Our goal is to promote collaboration to enhance bio-preparedness in the APEC region. APEC EINet: What We Do Information provision: Provide timely, accurate, and reliable EID information through EINet’s electronic Newsbriefs and Alerts to enhance bio-preparedness in the Asia Pacific. Biweekly Newsbriefs / Alerts when necessary EID News, Updates on major EID’s, Newly published articles on EID’s, and Notifications regarding EID-related events and conferences Email: Subscription at no cost (N650) Enhanced Website: all information archived Rapid browse/search capability Email/print articles of interest Top 10 most read/emailed/printed articles APEC EINet: How We Work Collaborative Research Partnerships: Work with partners to improve regional bio-preparedness. Inter-economy: Across APEC economies Inter-agency: Trade/Business and Public health Inter-disciplinary: Network community and Public health Mitigate the threat of emerging infectious diseases by enhancing collaboration, communication, and transparency. APEC EINet: Model and Goal Case Study: Tsunami Disaster in South/South-East Asia, Dec 2004 Rapid Notification: EINet on Heightened Surveillance Sun 26 Dec 2004 (27 Dec 2004 PST): Tsunami Disaster in South/South-East Asia. Wed 29 Dec 2004: APEC EINet emails and posts on website ALERT I. Threat of infectious diseases recognized early. Fri 31 Dec 2004: ALERT II—Provide official URL’s with specific disease information. Include note on low risk of infectious disease transmission from cadavers to relay reliable, evidence-based risk information. Wed 4 Jan 2005: ALERT III—Report first potential outbreak news in India and Sri Lanka. Continued follow-up of tsunami through biw