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ICAO State Letters
Dr Ansa Jordaan Chief, Aviation Medicine Section
International Civil Aviation Organization
Zambia, July 2017
Zika State Letter
Zika State Letter
WHO Guidance:
• Standard WHO recommendations regarding airport vector control should be implemented in keeping with the IHR (2005).
• Disinsection policies dependent on individual State risk assessment
Airport vector control register
• Voluntary information sharing for risk assessment concerning vector control practices
• Website managed by ICAO and shared with:
– Civil Aviation Authorities
– Airports
– General Public
Airport Vector Control Register
Reports
Risk Based Assessment Tool
• State sovereignty and national requirements
• Assist States to determine aviation risk
• Need for aircraft disinsection requirements and type
• Step-based approach with different layers
• Vector distribution maps
• Airport vector control measures
• Is it an acceptable risk for the specific State taking into account its own objectives?
• Or do they want to implement additional measures?
Aviation Decision Aid Model
• Tool to support the assessment of residual risk related to the spread of vectors at an arrival airport
• Methodology
– Prevailing risk at airport
– Risk modification components
– Request departure airport and operator for additional measures
• Introduce mitigation measures at the arrival airport
CAPSCA State Letter
CAPSCA Survey
• State Letter published 2 August 2016
• Distributed to 191 Member States
• States to nominate CAPSCA focal point and complete survey
• Poor response – only 48 replies = 25%
CAPSCA Survey
35
21
40
27
15
7
13
9
9
12
15
11
11
11
10
12
13
27
8
21
33
41
35
39
39
36
33
37
37
37
38
36
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Member
AV participation
Regional meetings
Global meetings
TA training
Fin contribution
Other contribtion
*National aviation plan
ATC contingency planning
Air operator procedures
*Aerodrome emergency plans
Dangerous goods transport
Stakeholder training
Coordination, collaboration
PHE exercises
Health promotion
CAPSCA Survey Oct 2016
Yes
No
Functions of CAPSCA focal point
• Contact point for ICAO for States
• Liaison with IHR focal point
• Internal state coordinator together with IHR focal point
• Communicate any relevant ICAO information
• Informed of issues that might affect their State
• Providing help with assistance visits
• Informed of assistance visits in neighbouring countries should they wish to send someone as observer
