Events and Meetings held in 2011
Signature - donation agreement between WHO and Gilead Sciences
Venue: WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
Date: 8 December 2011, Time: 12:00
445 000 vials AmBisome® (amphotericin B liposome for injection) over 5 years to treat more than 50 000 patients with visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar)
Eighth meeting of the International Commission for the Certification of Dracunculiasis Eradication (ICCDE8)
Venue: WHO/HQ, M405, Geneva, Switzerland
Date: 29 November – 1 December 2011
World Rabies Day
Date: 28 September 2011
World Rabies Day is held on 28th of September.. The event focuses on the impact of human and animal rabies and provides an opportunity to raise awareness about and promote prevention of the disease by combating it in animals. It is estimated that 40% of people who are bitten by suspect rabid animals are children under 15 years of age.
Meeting on measuring enhanced outcomes and impact of preventive chemotherapy
Venue: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Campus, 500th Avenue North, Seattle, WA, USA
Date: 1–2 September 2011
Interagency Meeting on Planning Neglected zoonotic diseases Prevention and Control
Venue: WHO/HQ, Geneva, Switzerland
Date: 5–6 July 2011
Informal Consultation on Chagas disease in the Western Pacific Region
Venue: Nagasaki, Japan
Date: 29–31 June 2011
The meeting will look at the epidemiology of Chagas disease in Western Pacific countries. Participants will also discuss ways to improve disease control, prevent transmission and provide better access to diagnosis and treatment.
WHO Consultation on Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis Surveillance, Prevention and Control
Venue: WHO/HQ, Geneva, Switzerland
Date: 22–23 June 2011
10th Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) Joint Meeting on Pesticide Specifications
Venue: Landmark Towers Hotel, Beijing, China
Date: 8–13 June 2011
Organized in collaboration with the Collaborative International Pesticide Analytical Council (CIPAC) and the Chinese Institute for the Control of AgroChemicals, Ministry of Agriculture (ICAMA), the meeting is expected to review the data package provided by Industry for the development of FAO and WHO specifications for pesticides.
The first four days of the meeting (8-11 June 2011) are devoted to the JMPS Closed Meeting in which evaluations and proposed pesticide specifications will be reviewed.
This will be followed by JMPS Open Meeting, jointly held with CIPAC. More than 150 scientists, representatives from national pesticide regulatory authorities, from pesticide quality control laboratories and from the pesticide industry are expected to attend the JMPS Open Meeting.
Informal Ministerial Meeting on Guinea-worm Eradication
Venue: Palais des Nations (Salle XXII), Geneva, Switzerland
Date: 18 May 2011
Meeting of Strategic and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) on Neglected Tropical Diseases
Venue: WHO/HQ, Geneva, Switzerland
Date: 18–20 April 2011
STAG is the principal advisory group to WHO for the control of NTDs. It reports directly to the Director-General of WHO and has the mandate of advising WHO on overall global policies and strategies.
Informal consultation to develop a training package on dengue vector management Venue: WHO/HQ, Geneva, Switzerland
Date: 11–15 April 2011
The main objective of the consultation is to develop the core curriculum for the training package and to identify relevant materials for the proposed course.
Progress Report and Strategic Plan for Control of STH 2011–2020
Venue: WHO/HQ, Geneva, Switzerland
Date: 11–12 April 2011
14th WHOPES Working Group Meeting
Venue: WHO/HQ, Geneva, Switzerland
Date: 4–6 April 2011
Issues and challenges related to procedures, criteria and requirements for testing and evaluation of public health pesticides will be examined.
Informal Consultation on Schistosomiasis Control
Venue: WHO/HQ, Geneva, Switzerland
Date: 30 March–1 April 2011
Discussion are expected to focus on strengthened monitoring and evaluation. These will guide the implementation of modified control approaches in line with the evolving epidemiological situation.
WHO Annual Meeting on Buruli ulcer disease
Venue: Geneva International Conference Centre, Geneva, Switzerland
Date: 28–30 March 2011
Meeting of the Global Working Group on Monitoring of NTD Drug Efficacy (renamed - WG MDE)
Venue: WHO/HQ, Geneva, Switzerland
Date: 22-23 February 2011
15th Meeting of the National Programme Managers of the Guinea-Worm Eradication Programmes
Venue: The Carter Center, Atlanta, GA USA
Date: 15-18 February 2011
The Carter Center and WHO will be co-hosting the meeting that will bring together 11 countries which are currently either endemic or in the pre-certification stage. The objective is to review progress achieved in 2010 and finalize operational plans for 2011, including support to be provided by various partners to Member States.