Agency for Cooperation in International Health

Eradication of Vaccine Preventable Diseases
2003 Course Schedule (draft)

Date 9:00  -  10:30 10:40  -  12:10 13:15  -  14:45 15:00  -  16:30 Place
Jun. 2, Mon. Coming to Japan KIC
Jun. 3, Tue. JICA briefing, Orientation programme ( -6/6), Japanese language class (6/9-6/13) KIC
Jun. 14, Sat. Moving from KIC to Kumamoto city Kumamoto city
Jun. 15, Sun. Day off  
Jun. 16, Mon. Courtesy visit to Kumamoto Pref.  Course and ACIH orientation  Preparation of country report Kumamoto Pref./ACIH
Jun. 17, Tue. Country report presentation  (Tangermann, Futatsuka, Tokiyoshi, Arita) ACIH
Jun. 18, Wed. Global Polio Eradication (Tangermann) Presentation by participants about polio eradication programme (Tangermann, Yoshida, Arita) ACIH
1. Current Status of polio eradication
     programme
2. How to assess the freedom of poliovirus
     transmission
3. Epidemiological investigation of cVDPV
     and current status
4. Can Japan stop polio vaccination
     programme?
Jun. 19, Thu. Anti-Measles Programme (Tangermann) Problem of Measles Elimination/Eradication Programme (Okada) Presentation by participants about measles control programme (Tangermann, Okada,  Arita) ACIH
1. Routine immunization 2. Intensified Effort 3. Surveillance
Jun. 20, Fri. Problem of Polio End-Game (Arita)  Group and plenary discussion (Futatsuka,  Arita)  Discussion and Conclusion of 3-Day Session ACIH
Group A: How to maintain AFP surveillance and immunity
Group B: Can we terminate vaccination programme? 
Jun. 21, Sat. Day off  
Jun. 22, Sun. Day off  
Jun. 23, Mon. Infectious diseases control and vaccines (Oya) Surveillance on infectious diseases (Umenai) ACIH
Jun. 24, Tue. Move from Kumamoto to Kagawa Prefecture  
Jun. 25, Wed. Visit to Kanonji Institute, The Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University: The manufacture of measles vaccine (Tada) Move from Kagawa to Tokyo The Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka Univ.
Jun. 26, Thu. Visit to Poliomyelitis Research Institute: Advantage and disadvantages of OPV and IPV (Hashizume, Shimizu B) Visit to NIID: Laboratory diagnosis of poliomyelitis  (Miyamura, Shimizu H) Poliomyelitis Research Institute/NIID
Jun. 27, Fri. Visit to The National Science Museum The National Science Museum
Jun. 28, Sat. Move from Tokyo to Kumamoto  
Jun. 29, Sun. Day off  
Jun. 30, Mon. Emerging and re-emerging diseases (Arita) Diagnosis and control of measles (Tashiro) ACIH
Jul. 1, Tue. Free Study Epidemic control dangerous pathogen     -emergency operation- (Iwasaki) International Cooperation ACIH
Overview of JICA Health Sector Cooperation, focusing on Immunization Program (Yoshizawa) Immunization Plus (Katsuma)
Jul. 2, Wed. Viral vaccines -polio, measles, rubella, mumps- (Shimizu B) Disease control and information management (Kaihara) Problems of campaign Stop TB from the strategies in Japan and WHO (Kimura) ACIH
Jul. 3, Thu. Development of live varicella vaccine: current status and its future (Takahashi, M.) Vaccine Supply in Japan (Tokiyoshi) Clinical neuropathology -AFP diagnosis- (Yamamoto) ACIH
Jul. 4, Fri. Visit to ASO Public Health Center :Activities of public health center (Mizuno, Saito) ASO Public Health Center
Jul. 5, Sat. Day off  
Jul. 6, Sun. Day off  
Jul. 7, Mon. Visit to Kumamoto University Hospital :Clinical manifestation of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (Uchino) Epidemiology and prevention of viral hepatitis (Yoshihara) Kumamoto University/ACIH
Jul. 8, Tue. Free Study Measles control and immunization in Japan (Taya) ACIH
Jul. 9, Wed. Diagnosis and control of DPT (Takahashi) Control measure in the countries with zero case of diphtheria (Takahashi) ACIH
Jul. 10, Thu. Sentinel surveillance and communicable diseases - AGSnet - (Nakano) Preparation of Final Report ACIH
Jul. 11, Fri. Final report presentation (Kojima, Nakano, Ozawa) Course evaluation meeting (Ozawa, Araki) Closing ceremony (17:00 - ) KNH
Jul. 12, Sat. Moving from Kumamoto city to KIC KIC
Jul. 13, Sun. Preparation for departure KIC
Jul. 14, Mon. Departure to the home countries  

KIC: Kyusyu International Centre, JICA
ACIH: Agency for Cooperation in International Health
KNH: Education and Training Institute, Kumamoto National Hospital


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