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4th CAPSCA Global Coordination Meeting

& 3rd CAPSCA – Europe Meeting

Bern, Switzerland; 18 to 21 June 2013

Public Health Emergencies Preparedness

Planning in the Aviation Sector:

The CAPSCA - Asia Pacific Story

Dr. Jarnail Singh

Afghanistan

China

Hong Kong,

China

India

Indonesia

Macao,

China

Malaysia

Myanmar

Mongolia

Nepal

New Zealand**

Papua

New Guinea

Philippines

Singapore

Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka**

Thailand

Tonga

Viet Nam

CAPSCA Asia Pacific Membership

20 States

**2012

***2013

Brunei Darussalam***

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CAPSCA Asia Pacific Organisation

ICAO Project

Administration

Technical Cooperation

Bureau

Technical Advisors

Technical Advisor

Team Leader

Dr. Jarnail Singh

Singapore

Deputy Team Leader

Dr Rolly Bayaban

Philippines

Donor Agencies & States

(UN CFIA & CAAS)

ICAO Project Manager

Dr. Anthony Evans

Chief, Aviation Medicine

ICAO Technical Advisor

Dr. Jarnail Singh

ICAO Project Coordinator

Michiel Vreedenburgh

Partner International Organizations

(WHO/WPRO & SEARO, IATA, ACI,

WFP, IOM, ASEF, etc.)

Chairperson 2013/14

Lt Gen William K.

Hotchkiss III AFP (Ret), DG

CAA Philippines

Vice-Chairperson

Malaysia

ICAO Regional Coordinator

Manjit Singh

Regional Officer

Technical Cooperation

Member States

Civil Aviation Authorities &

Public Health Authorities

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CAPSCA AP 2012/13 Activities

• 5th CAPSCA AP Meeting – Ulaanbaatar, 19 – 21 April 2012 – 'Training of Technical Advisors for CAPSCA-AP’

– Airport AV demo/walkthrough

• Presentations at APANPIRG/23, 49th DGCA APAC Conference and 13th COSCAP-North Asia SCM

• Participation at the 3rd Global CAPSCA Meeting at Santiago, 8-12 Oct 2012 – Representatives from Singapore, Mongolia, NZ, Macao, Hong Kong

• Nepal CAPSCA Assistance Visit, 11-12 Dec 2012

• Technical Advisor Training Workshop, Bangkok, 13-14 Dec 2012

• 6th CAPSCA AP Meeting – 22-25 April 2013, Manila

• Assistance visit to SriLanka / Bandaranaike Int. Airport : May 2013

• July 1 to 4 2013: 50th DGCA conference.

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The Asia-Pacific region

remains very sensitive to

possible emergence of

Novel Infectious agents

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ISSUES:

• Panic reactions

• No preparedness plans

• No Harmonization

2003: SARS

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Empty aircraft

Singapore hosts an ICAO meeting ---- “Anti-SARS”

measures developed for the aviation sector.

? Pre-empting the IHR ?

Restore confidence in the travelling public

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2005 ----- H5N1 Avian Influenza

WHO holds global meeting: Timing & severity of next pandemic cannot be predicted

Take threat seriously

Take appropriate actions & mobilize resources

Start of

Pandemic

Spread

to rest

of world

H5N1

ICAO : For The Aviation Sector:

Proactive approach to develop Aviation

Pandemic Preparedness Plan

Singapore hosts meetings at Changi Airport 2006:

Output – “Preparedness Planning Guidelines

(Aviation Aspects) for a Communicable Disease of

Public Health Concern” – Applicable to any

communicable disease (not just avian influenza)

To carry project forwards --- Harmonizing global aviation

sector’s preparedness

Cooperative Arrangement for the Prevention of

Spread of Communicable disease through Air travel

1. Implementation of ICAO Guidelines (State, Airport & Airline Guidelines)

2. Evaluation of international airports

3. Training of personnel

Launched Sept. 2006: Singapore Aviation Academy

Seminar / Workshop / Table top exercise

Start of

Pandemic

Spread to rest of world H5N1

Start of

Pandemic Spread to rest of world

H1N1

“Swine” flu

There is no evidence of increased illness in the pig population

Aviation Pandemic Preparedness Plan

National Pandemic

Preparedness Plan

IHRs

WHO Pandemic

Preparedness

Guidelines

ICAO Annex 9 ACI, IATA, CDC

& Other expert

agencies

States

WHO Rapid

Containment

Strategy

PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS

Annexes 6, 11, 14

Joint WHO-ICAO-

IATA-ACI Guidelines

State Guidelines : ICAO

Airline Guidelines : IATA

Airport Guidelines : ACI

Distilled into…..

Annex 6

Annex 9

Annex 11

Annex 14

PANS -ATM

IHR implementation

1. CAPSCA – Asia Pacific

2. CAPSCA – Africa

3. CAPSCA - Americas

4. CAPSCA – Middle East

5. Europe

ThankThank you for youryou for your

kind attention!kind attention!Jarnail Singh

Jarnail_singh@caas.gov.sg

Thank you very much