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Invitation to
International Symposium on Influenza Pandemics in Asia:
'Lessons and Challenges Examined from Multidisciplinary Global Perspectives' on March 23 (Tue)

Co-Organized by
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

Supported by
National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, in cooperation with Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, will hold an International Symposium on Influenza Pandemics on March 23rd in Tokyo. The objective of the symposium is to share experiences and difficulties that Asian countries have faced since the outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1), and discuss lessons learned and possible avenues of future action from multidisciplinary and global perspectives including economics, science, technology and security. Government officials from ASEAN countries as well as experts in relevant fields from international institutions will join the discussions.

For the next fiscal year, conclusions drawn at the symposium will be used to develop a concept and strategies that would allow Asia to better prepare against the common threat of pandemics and other infectious diseases.

The details of the event are as follows:

Date:

March 23 (Tue), 2010, 09:30-17:30 (with Lunch buffet)

Venue:

"Room Hō", Garden Tower Banquet Floor, Hotel New Otani Tokyo, 4-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN

Language:

English/Japanese, with simultaneous interpretation

Admission and booking:

Admission is free. Booking is required, and can be carried out on the SPF website.

Program

09:00-	Registration
09:30-09:40	Opening Remarks: Mr. Jiro Hanyu, Chairman, SPF
09:40-10:20	Keynote Speech: Pandemics in Asia Prof. Hitoshi Oshitani, Department of Virology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

Session I: Pandemics in Asia; Issues and Challenges Chairperson:
Prof. Hitoshi Oshitani, Department of Virology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

10:20-10:45	Country Report: Mongolia Prof. P. Nymadawa, President, Mongolian Academy of Medical Sciences, Scientific Advisor, National Influenza Center, Mongolia
10:45-11:10	Country Report: Philippines Dr.. Remigio M. Olveda, Director, The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
11:10-11:35	Country Report: Vietnam Dr. Peter Horby, Director of the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Hanoi
11:35-12:00	Country Report: Japan Dr. Kiyosu Taniguchi, Chief, Division I, Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
12:00-13:30	Lunch buffet
13:30-13:45	Chairperson’s Summary

Session II: Implications from the Perspective of Security in Asia Chairperson: Prof. Keizo Takemi, Tokai University. Advisor to The Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation

13:45-14:00	Remarks Prof. Keizo Takemi, Tokai University. Advisor to The Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation
14:00-14:15	Economic Impacts Dr. Jacques H. Jeugmans, Practice Leader (Health), Poverty Reduction, Gender and Social Development Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asia Development Bank
14:15-14:30	Security: Experiences and Lessons learned in US and Japan Dr. Mika Shimizu, Visiting Scholar, East-West Center
14:30-14:45	Risk Management: Japanese experiences Dr. Teiji Takei, Director, Office of International Cooperation, International Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat
14:45-15:00	Science Technology, Diplomacy and Security Dr. Katsuhisa Furukawa, Fellow, Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society, Japan Science and Technology Agency
15:00-15:15	Regional Cooperation in Asia Dr. Hitoshi Murakami, Avian and Human Influenza Regional Coordinating Officer United Nations System Influenza Coordination (UNSIC), Asia-Pacific Regional Hub
15:15-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-17:00	Panel Discussions & Floor Discussions
17:00-17:25	Chairpersons’ Summary
17:25-17:30	Closing Remarks