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Project Title:
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An Assessment of DoD-GEIS Influenza Surveillance and Response Programs
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PIN:
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BOGH-H-06-03-A
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Major Unit:
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Institute of Medicine
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Sub Unit:
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Board on the Health of Select Populations
Board on Global Health
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RSO:
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Nixon, Alice
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Project Scope
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An IOM committee will conduct an evaluation of what has been done in the Avian Influenza Surveillance and Response effort in FY 2006 and FY 2007 under the DoD- Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (DoD-GEIS).
In its report, the committee will provide advice on improving FY06 and FY07 surveillance and response efforts, and for the longer term, FY 08, recommend additional surveillance and response efforts that could be undertaken to enhance the likelihood of early detection and timely response to an avian influenza pandemic. The report will also provide recommendations for changes in support of surveillance and research related to avian influenza and pandemic influenza (AI/PI) preparedness and response.
The evaluation will include site visits by the committee to DoD elements in receipt of DoD-GEIS avian influenza/pandemic influenza (AI/PI) surveillance funding, including the five OCONUS DoD research laboratories (Bangkok, Jakarta, Cairo, Nairobi, and Lima), the Air Force Institute for Operational Health (AFIOH) in San Antonio, Texas, and the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) in San Diego, CA,
Specifically, the evaluation of the DoD-GEIS AI/PI surveillance program will address the following:
a.) The utility of each funded project's contribution to a comprehensive AI/PI surveillance program;
b.) The adequacy of the program in view of the evolving epidemiologic factors;
c.) Responsiveness to the intent of Congress as expressed in Sec. 748, H.R.1815, Pandemic Avian Flu Preparedness;
d.) Consistency with the DoD and national plans;
e.) Coordination of efforts with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, and local governments.
This project is sponsored by the Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System. (DoD-GEIS)
The approximate start date for the project is October 20, 2006.
A report will be issued at the end of the project in approximately 15 months.
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Project Duration:
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15 months
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