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.
September 18 –
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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October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
n the Philippines
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
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