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Partnership with government agency to improve pig farm biosecurity in Viet Nam
Partnership with government agency to improve pig farm biosecurity in Viet Nam
01/03/2023
FAO Viet Nam ECTAD, with financial support from USAID under the project OSRO/VIE/001/USA, is partnering with the National Agriculture Extension Centre (NAEC), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to improve pig farm biosecurity and good management practices in Viet Nam towards red...
Cow and calf in Luang Namtha province, Lao People's Democratic Republic
FAO supports Lao farmers to boost cattle trade to China
09/02/2023
Two-week training on animal quarantine management in Sing District - a border area between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and China aimed to accelerate safer trade and improve export
FAO Lao PDR and government staff in front of promotional materials related to AMR and ASF
AMR IEC materials and ASF guidelines to be utilized across Lao People's Democratic Republic
09/02/2023

FAO handed over antimicrobials resistance communication and awareness materials and guidelines on African swine fever prevention and control in smallholder pig farming to the Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF) to help reduce disease threats

Screenshot of AMRU Conference
FAO and Chulalongkorn University co-organize the first research conference on antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use in food animals in Asia and the Pacific
08/02/2023
FAO and Chulalongkorn University co-organized the first-ever research conference on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use (AMU) in food animals in Asia and the Pacific
MoA & FAO Discuss One Health with Indonesian Young Animators
MoA & FAO Discuss One Health with Indonesian Young Animators
07/02/2023
In an effort to increase awareness among the youth and general public  about One Health in tackling zoonoses and new emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), FAO together with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the United States, through the USAID supports in organising the ANTERO Science Dis...
Timothée Vergne, ENVT project coordinator visited live bird markets in Ha Noi
Optimize the detection of avian influenza viruses in live poultry markets
06/02/2023

FAO and partners collaborate to estimate the performance of surveillance protocols for optimized approaches to early detect the emergence of new viral subtypes of avian influenza

Ms Nguyen Hoang Anh, Deputy Director of Environmental Management Agency (MONRE) deliver her opening remarks before the meeting
One Health partnership pandemic working group workshop
16/01/2023

Viet Nam One Health Partnership established a Technical Working Group (TWG) on Wildlife and Pandemic Prevention since 2021 to support the whole governments and society’s efforts to prevent future pandemics by managing the human-animal-ecosystem interface with focus on restricting commercial wi...

FAO completes its sensitizing workshop on Veterinary Field Epidemiology Training Modules
FAO completes its sensitizing workshop on Veterinary Field Epidemiology training modules
14/12/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in conjunction with the Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, just completed its final sensitizing workshop on the Veterinary Field Epidemiology Training Modules.
WAAW: Indonesia Declares Five Concrete Steps to Control Antimicrobial Resistance
WAAW: Indonesia Declares Five Concrete Steps to Control Antimicrobial Resistance
22/11/2022
The Ministry of Agriculture, together with WOAH, FAO, and the poultry and pharmaceutical industries in Indonesia declare five concrete steps to prevent antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Indonesia today (2/11) during the discussion commemorating World Antimicrobial Awareness (WAAW) Week which fall...
MoA and FAO Promote Antimicrobial Residue-Free Poultry Products
MoA and FAO Promote Antimicrobial Residue-Free Poultry Products
22/11/2022
The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) Indonesia, in collaboration with Livestock and Animal Health Services for Lampung Province, Food Security, Agriculture and Fisheries Services for Metro City, FAO, and Lampung Layer Farmer Association (PPN) socialize the consumption of antimicrobial...
New $250 million USAID grant will boost FAO’s efforts to strengthen global health security and agrifood systems
26/10/2022

FAO-USAID long-standing partnership continues to increase the capacity of animal health systems to prevent, prepare and respond to health threats and address antimicrobial resistance

Indonesia Leads Bioinformatics Training for ASEAN Laboratory Personnel
Indonesia Leads Bioinformatics Training for ASEAN Laboratory Personnel
25/08/2022
Indonesia is sharing its expertise on bioinformatics by training laboratory personnel from nine ASEAN countries, 23 Indonesian laboratories, and few other members of the Zoonotic Diseases Action Package (ZDAP) countries, such as Pakistan and Bangladesh. ZDAP is a global collaboration to respond t...
FAO in Asia-Pacific calls for improvements to early warning systems as concerns grow over evolving avian influenza and potential threat to humans
10/12/2021
Call to action as cases of avian influenza are rising globally
FAO promotes awareness and prudent use of antimicrobials in Asia-Pacific during Word Antimicrobial Awareness Week
07/12/2021

Summary of the 2021 Word Antimicrobial Awareness Week commemoration in Asia and the Pacific region

ASEAN-Australia-FAO strengthening regional coordination to avert pandemics of animal origin
27/10/2021
ASEAN announced the launching of the ASEAN-Australia-FAO regional technical assistance project during the forty-third ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) Meeting
FAO’s Asia-Pacific Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases prepares five-year plan to be ready for the next wave of zoonotic diseases
14/05/2021
The multi-disciplinary team at FAO ECTAD is convening a series of meetings to plan out the next five years of its programme in Asia and the Pacific
Thai Swine Raisers Association of Thailand recognizes the work of FAO ECTAD Global Manager on African swine fever
31/12/2020
The FAO ECTAD Global Manager Wantanee Kalpravidh was awarded an honorary plaque from the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand
Staying on top of African Swine Fever in Asia-Pacific – despite a human pandemic
21/05/2020

FAO ECTAD is launching its first online training course on ASF preparedness involving more than 400 animal health practitioners from 19 countries in Asia and the Pacific region

Boosting biosecurity and border measures to control African swine fever in Asia
31/07/2019

Experts in animal health and national authorities from countries began a meeting in Tokyo, Japan to find solutions to prevent further ASF spread adapted to the Asian context.

In the Year of the Pig, UN’s FAO urges safer practices in livestock trade across the Greater Mekong Sub-Region
05/02/2019

FAO has urged countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) to be vigilant in their inspection and monitoring of cross border trade of animal products as transboundary animal diseases (TADs) continue to pose health risks.