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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.
Project title (Insert, Header &
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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
Thank you very much