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
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
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.
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
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
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