Building resilient animal health systems

Bangkok (Thailand), Hybrid Event, 12/03/2025

Join FAO ECTAD at VIV Asia 2025 on 12 March 2025 in Bangkok for two sessions on resilient animal health systems. Discover ENTRVST—a digital hub enhancing veterinary epidemiology—and explore community-led biosecurity against African swine fever. Engage with experts, share insights and drive sustainable livestock transformation.

Regional consultation to enhance collaborative approaches for surveillance in Asia and the Pacific

(Thailand), 26/11/2024 - 28/11/2024

Collaboration and cooperation among neighbouring countries are critical for the control of transboundary animal diseases (TADs) and emerging infectious diseases (EIDs). Some countries in Asia and the Pacific share similar epizones leading to shared risks of animal diseases and zoonoses. In recent years, several emerging animal diseases have severely impacted livestock production systems and ...

Review and Update Meeting for CABI implementation

(Thailand), 16/10/2024 - 17/10/2024

Biosecurity is a cornerstone of livestock production systems to maintain food safety and security, protect the environment, and facilitate continuity of business by protecting animals and animal...

FAO Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centres and Vaccines

Hybrid Event, 23/09/2024 - 25/09/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing its first-ever Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centres and Vaccines from 23 to 25 September at FAO headquarters. The event aims to advance global efforts to enhance animal health, prevent disease outbreaks, and promote sustainable livestock production and One Health implementation, all while...

Annual Regional Coordination Workshop for Strengthening Animal Health Systems in Southeast Asia

Krong Siem Reap (Cambodia), 09/09/2024 - 11/09/2024

Southeast Asia and the Pacific region are particularly susceptible to the emergence of infectious diseases and vulnerable to the impacts of transboundary animal diseases, zoonoses and other threats to health security in the region. These ongoing threats and burdens demonstrate the need for continuous strengthening of animal health system capabilities in Southeast Asia and th...

Regional Technical Consultation on Reassortant Avian Influenza in Southeast Asia

23/07/2024 - 25/07/2024

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is a biodiversity hotspot with dense human and poultry populations, alongside traditions such as live bird markets that create a conducive environment for the evolution and spread of influenza viruses. This region's complex ecological landscape, characterised by extensive river systems, wetlands, and migratory bird routes, coupled with small-scale poultry f...

FAO ECTAD Asia-Pacific Communication Workshop

09/07/2024 - 11/07/2024

Since the establishment in 2005, the FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) in Asia and the Pacific region has been instrumental in assisting FAO Member Nations across Asia and the Pacific in addressing transboundary animal health crises, including global health threats such as zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance. The year 2023 marks a significant milestone...

Launch meeting for the African swine fever (ASF) information exchange platform

Bangkok (Thailand), 12/06/2024 - 13/06/2024

The meeting will update African swine fever (ASF) stakeholders from several sectors on the current epidemiology of ASF in the region including in wild pigs, best practices and research on intersectoral collaboration to support management of ASF in wild pigs.

17th Annual Regional Meeting for Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases Regional Programme for Asia and the Pacific (AREM)

26/03/2024 - 29/03/2024

The FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) was founded in 2005 in response to the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). FAO ECTAD programme in Asia and the Pacific was the first decentralised FAO ECTAD programme established in 2006 with its regional office based in the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP). Over the past 19 years, the FAO...

Global Health Security Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Workshop

Bangkok (Thailand), 27/02/2024 - 29/02/2024

The objective of the three-day monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) workshop is to refresh the training on MEL, review the MEL framework of the program, evaluate the current status of MEL for the project, and improve indicators and data collection tools. By promoting cooperation and sharing of knowledge among participants, the workshop will help to reinforce the MEL system and, ultimately,...

The launch of the monitoring and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens from aquaculture

Virtual Event, 13/02/2024

A new publication will be launched through a webinar. The volume 3 of the regional guidelines on monitoring and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), use and residues in food and agriculture focuses on the monitoring and surveillance of AMR in bacterial pathogens from aquaculture. 

The launch of the guidelines on monitoring antimicrobial use at the farm level

Virtual Event, 12/02/2024

A new publication will be launched through a webinar. The volume 5 of the regional guidelines on monitoring and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), use and residues in food and agriculture focuses on monitoring antimicrobial use at the farm level.

Regional meeting on African swine fever in wild pigs

Pattaya City (Thailand), 24/01/2024 - 25/01/2024

The meeting will update African swine fever (ASF) stakeholders from several sectors on the current epidemiology of ASF in the region including in wild pigs, best practices and research on intersectoral collaboration to support management of ASF in wild pigs.

Regional AMR Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting for the animal health Sector

Hybrid Event, 29/11/2023 - 30/11/2023

The Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Technical Advisory Group for Southeast and South Asia serves as a platform for bringing countries, expert and relevant partners and sectors technical items to address the spread of AMR.

Regional Workshop on AMR Data Management, Analysis and Reporting

27/11/2023 - 28/11/2023

FAO values the importance of monitoring and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the animal health sector and its harmonization. Some of the key elements in the surveillance of AMR is data management, analysis and reporting. A regional workshop was proposed with key countries in Asia participating to facilitate exchange on the current state of AMR data management, analysis and repo...

The Southeast Asia Laboratory Directors Forum Workshop and Training

22/11/2023 - 23/11/2023

This event is part of the SMART-ASEAN Project implementation funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The workshop and training are hosted by Indonesia and funded by Thailand through the LoA with FAO on the SMART-ASEAN project funded by the Australian Government through the DFAT. 

Regional consultation on environmental surveillance for zoonotic influenza in Asia

Hybrid Event, 14/11/2023 - 16/11/2023

In recent years, high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) has swept across the globe, with several incursions into new geographic regions such as the Americas. In Asia, several endemic HPAI subtypes circulate in both poultry and wild birds, which can cause significant losses to poultry production systems. In addition, human infectio...

Zoonotic influenza webinar

Virtual Event, 08/05/2023 - 09/05/2023

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of priority animal pathogens in Asia and the Pacific

Virtual Event, 05/04/2023

The Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations (FAVA), in collaboration with the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO RAP), is organizing a webinar on antimicrobial susceptibility testing of priority animal pathogens in Asia and the Pacific. The webinar will be held on 5 April 2023 from 1 p.m. (UTC +7) with AMR specialists from FAO RAP ECTAD AMR team as speakers. Pre-registration ...

First Research Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in Food Animals in Asia and the Pacific

Virtual Event, 06/02/2023 - 08/02/2023