Pacific Avian & Pandemic Influenza
Taskforce (PAPITaF)
Terms of Reference
Purpose
The
Pacific Avian & Pandemic Influenza Taskforce (PAPITaF) will provide
a consultative forum on avian and pandemic influenza and related
issues. It will allow Pacific Island professionals working in avian
and pandemic influenza to share various experiences and procedures
and benefit from technical expertise in these areas.
Composition of PAPITaF
Representatives
from Pacific Island Country and Territory (PICT) Avian/Pandemic
Influenza Task Forces.
Representatives
from associated technical groups including Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO),
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), SOPAC, Secretariat of
the Pacific Community (SPC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Office for
the coordination of Human Affairs (UNOCHA), Pacific Islands Forum
Secretariat, World Health Organisation (WHO) and other institutions
like Institute Pasteur New Caledonia (IPNC), WHO Collaborating
Centre (Australia), Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL).
Donor
technical representatives from Australia and New Zealand.
The
Pacific Regional Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Project (PRIPPP).
Terms
of Reference of PAPITaF
1.
Provide a regional forum
on avian and pandemic influenza preparedness for representatives of
relevant national institutions and regional and international
organisations.
2.
Undertake advocacy and
promotion on avian and pandemic influenza and related issues in the
Pacific Island region.
3.
Advise on technical
issues, policies and strategies on avian and influenza preparedness
for the Pacific Island context.
4.
Communication with all
sectors of the community, civil society and government on avian and
pandemic influenza preparedness.
Channels of communication
Meetings
as required
Appropriate
information technology channels
Through
the Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN) and Pacific
Heads of Veterinary and Animal Production Services (PHOVAPS)
established mechanisms
Coordination
Coordination of the Pacific Islands Pandemic Taskforce will go
through the existing PPHSN and PHOVAPS mechanisms and be facilitated
by PRIPPP.
Monitoring of PRIPPP
The
PPHSN Coordination Body and PHOVAPS Advisory Group, with
representation of identified/appropriate donors and technical
agencies to provide expert advice and feedback to SPC on the
planning, implementation and monitoring of the PRIPPP including:
i.
Provide advice and monitor
annual work plans and budgets
ii.
Review achievements and
outcomes
iii.
Prioritize project
activities as required
iv.
Review resource
allocations.
Terms of Reference endorsed at the
Taskforce meeting 28 March 2007
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