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Meeting of WR with DGAFMS
18 October 2005
Dr S J Habayeb, WHO
Representative to India met Surg Vice Admiral V K Singh, Director General
Armed Forces Medical Services on 18 October 2005 along with Dr Sampath K
Krishnan, NPO (CDS) to discuss areas of collaboration of WHO with the armed
forces medical services. The WR noted the excellent work carried out by the
armed forces in the recent earthquake in Jammu & Kashmir. The DGAFMS in turn
thanked the WR for the Emergency Surgical Kits which were of great help in
the immediate response in the affected areas. Discussions were also held on
increasing collaboration in integrated disease surveillance (especially
laboratory support in remote and inaccessible areas like Jammu & Kashmir,
North eastern states and tribal areas), post-disaster disease surveillance,
implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR), HIV / AIDS and
influenza pandemic preparedness. The DGAFMS noted that a large number of
technically trained medical & para-medical ex-service personnel (in the
productive age group of 35-50 years) were available in the rural areas and
they could be effectively utilized by the central and state governments to
support the above activities.
The DGAFMS informed that India is hosting the XVI
Asia-Pacific Military Medicine Conference from 25th -31st
March 2006 specifically highlighting IHR, Integrated disease surveillance
including avian influenza, disaster management and environmental medicine.
Delegates from 34 countries (including Sri
Lanka, Nepal,
Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia
and East Timor) will attend and he invited
WR to the conference while welcoming WHO technical support.
The meeting concluded with the
emphasis on fruitful collaboration between the armed forces medical services
and WHO.
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