North American plan for animal and pandemic influenza : Plan nord-américain contre l'influenza animale et la pandémie d'influenza

The NAPAPI complements national emergency management plans in each of the three countries and builds upon the core principles of the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, the standards and guidelines of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the World Health Organization (WHO) – including the IHR (2005), as well as the rules and provisions of the World Trade Organizat [...] North American Cooperation to Address the Threat In March 2005, the Prime Minister of Canada, the President of Mexico and the President of the United States announced the establishment of the SPP to increase security and enhance prosperity among the three countries through greater cooperation and information sharing. [...] The purpose of the NAPAPI is to enhance collaboration mainly among the health, agriculture, security, and foreign affairs sectors of Canada, Mexico and the United States in order to: Detect, monitor, and control influenza outbreaks and attempt to limit transmission between animals and humans; Facilitate the communication between relevant cross-sectoral authorities of the three countries to rea [...] Also, the OIE FAO Network on Animal Influenza (OFFLU)4 works to reduce the negative impact of animal influenza viruses through the promotion of collaboration between animal and human health authorities and provides the current scientific foundation for the promulgation of animal health regulations and regulatory guidelines. [...] Engaging the agriculture sectors of the three countries, the Cooperative Program in Agriculture Research and Technology for the Northern Region (PROCINORTE)5 facilitates cooperative actions of mutual interest to the three countries on food security, control of pests and diseases and other issues related to food import and export.