Table of contents





Executive summary

PART 1
Background and update

The FAO Global Programme for the Prevention and Control of HPAI

Overview of the Programme
Global and regional coordination of the Programme
Funding update

Disease situation update (January - September 2008)
The "One World, One Health" Strategy

PART 2
Situation assessment and progress made

Survey
Operational assistance to countries
Overall capacities
Planning and preparedness
Surveillance capacities
Laboratory capacities
Response capacities
Vaccination
Compensation
Biosecurity level
Coordination
Communication

PART 3
Regional and country programmes

Asia and the Pacific
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East and North Africa
Central Asia
Europe and Caucasus
Latin America and the Caribbean

Conclusion

Annexes

ECTAD structure
Geographic coverage of Regional Animal Health Centres
List of countries interviewed

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