HANOI (Xinhua) – The 9th Foreign Ministers’Meeting of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) witnessed a launching ceremony for the Stockpile Phase of ASEM Initiative for the Rapid Containment of Pandemic Influenza here today.
The event, jointly organized by the Government of Japan and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), was aimed to support the ASEM member countries that are making efforts to counter pandemic influenza, said the joint press release by the government of Japan and the ASEF.
Reflecting this strong will, Japan expressed its willingness to take the lead on the issue of pandemic control in ASEM and proposed a project of stockpiling 500,000 doses of anti-viral drugs and sets of personal protection equipments in Singapore, said the press release by the government of Japan here on Monday.
These stockpiled items will be put under the ASEF’s supervision and its distribution will be on the instruction of the World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office in conjunction with the Japan International Cooperation System (JICS),said the joint press release.
The other component of the project is to establish an “ASEF Network for Public Health which will serve as a platform for enhanced collaboration on health-related issues between Asia and Europe.”
The network, which is scheduled to run from 2009 to 2013, will support multi-stakeholder partnerships to meet challenges of global health security and promote experience-sharing between main players from both regions.
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International Equal Pay Day
“Increase wages now,
more than other cost items.
For widespread, practical equality!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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September –
5 Sept – Intl Day of Charity
7 Sept – Intl Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
8 Sept – International Literacy Day
12 Sept – United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15 Sept – International Day of Democracy
16 Sept – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Sept – World Patient Safety Day
18 Sept – International Equal Pay Day
21 Sept – International Day of Peace
26 Sept – International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 Sept – World Tourism Day
28 Sept – International Day for Universal Access to Information
29 Sept – International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
30 Sept – World Maritime Day
Monthly Observances:
Health, Safety and Sanitation Month
National Clean-up Month
Civil Service Month
National Peace Consciousness Month
Social Security Month
Rule of Law Month
National Teachers’ Month (Sept 5-Oct 4)
Weekly Observances:
Sept 17 – 23:
World Clean and Green Week
Week 2: Education Week
Week 4: Medicine Week
Last Week: National Family Week
Daily Observances:
Third Saturday:
International Coastal Clean-up Day
Third Monday: World Health Day
Last Friday: National Maritime Day
Sept 8: National Literacy Day
Sept 15: Philippine Medicine Day
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