SPC's Public Health Surveillance & Communicable Disease Control Section - Services and Assistance │Contacts│Mandate│Goal│Objectives│Funding and partners│Assistance offered The Public Health Surveillance & Communicable Disease Control (PHS&CDC) Section is part of the Public Health Programme within the Social Resources Division. It is based at SPC's Noumea headquarters. The section includes 14 positions (9 of which are dedicated to the Pacific Regional Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Project – PRIPPP – human health-related activities). Websites:
• PHS&CDC Section website: http://www.spc.int/phs/
• PPHSN website: http://www.spc.int/phs/PPHSN/
Contacts: Staff involved in most of the section activities:
• Dr Tom Kiedrzynski, Epidemiologist: tomk@spc.int; Tel +687 26 01 43 • Dr Justus Benzler, Communicable Disease Surveillance Specialist: justusb@spc.int; Tel +687 24 22 30
• Salanieta Elbourne, Laboratory Specialist: salae@spc.int, Tel +687 26 20 00 • Christelle Lepers, Surveillance Information Officer: christellel@spc.int; Tel +687 26 01 81
• Elise Benyon, Data Processing Officer: eliseb@spc.int; Tel +687 26 01 64 Staff dedicated to PRIPPP human health-related activities: • Jennie Fischer, PRIPPP Coordinator: jennief@spc.int; Tel +687 26 20 00 • Dr Seini Kupu, Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Specialist: seinik@spc.int; Tel +687 26 27 70 • Dr Narendra Singh, Pandemic Preparedness and Training Specialist (based in Fiji):narendras@spc.int; Tel +679 337 07 33 • Dr James Wangi, Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Specialist (based in PNG): jamesw@spc.int; Tel +675 301 37 41 • Luseyane Rai Ligabalavu, Public Health Law Adviser; luseyanel@spc.int, Tel +687 26 20 00 • Elizabeth Wrench, Procurement and Logistics Officer; elizabethw@spc.int. Tel +687 26 20 00 • Josiane Everest, Project Assistant; josianee@spc.int, Tel +687 26 20 00
• PPHSN Coordinating Body Focal Point: phs.cdc@spc.int; Tel +687 26 20 00; Fax +687 26 38 18
• SPC Noumea: Tel +687 26 20 00; Fax +687 26 38 18 Mandate: The Public Health Surveillance and Communicable Disease Control (PHS&CDC) Section’s mandate is the PHP Strategic Plan. The section is also the Focal Point of the Coordinating Body of the Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN), with the directions of the PPHSN approved by the annual meeting of the PPHSN Coordinating Body. Goal: Promote and protect the health of Pacific Island People. Objectives: The section shares the broad objectives of the Public Health Programme. In addition, the overall objectives of the section are: (1) improve public health surveillance and response in the Pacific Islands in a sustainable manner; (2) ensure that all programme activities are in line with the goal of a sustainable development of public health surveillance and epidemiology sustainable development objectives applied in Pacific Island countries and territories, and fit in with the strategic framework of PPHSN. Funding and partners: The work programme is funded by project-specific funding provided by various donors including AusAID an NZAID (PRIPP project), France and NZAID (PREPARE project), the US Centers for Disease Control (lab-based influneza surveillance project) and Taiwan/ROC. Most of the activities are undertaken in partnership with PPHSN core and allied members within the framework of the network. Assistance offered • Policy development • Technical assistance • Training • Training on request • Training attachments • Meetings • Networks • Grants • Information resources available | 
