News roundup year end special edition 2024

2024 highlights: selected must-read news stories

PARTNERSHIPS
© fao/SAdewa	Asia and the Pacific FAO ECTAD marks 20 years of partnership in animal and global health in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nepal and Thailand	India Pandemic Fund project launches in India
© fao/SAdewa	Asia and the Pacific Fiji, Pakistan and Papua New Guinea kick off new Global Health Security Programs to strengthen animal health systems	Lao People’s Democratic Republic FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry initiate two projects to strengthen animal health systems in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
	Cambodia Congressional Delegation of the United States of America visit to the live bird market in Orussey
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AFRICAN SWINE FEVER (ASF)
© fao/Sarah Jayme	Indonesia Indonesian Government and FAO combat African swine fever with biosecurity interventions for pig farmers	Asia and the Pacific The fight against African swine fever: Protecting wild pigs in Asia and the Pacific
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ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR)
© fao	India FAO enhances AMR surveillance with INFAAR: A network of laboratories for animals and fisheries in India	Viet Nam High-level roundtable on antimicrobial resistance
© fao	Asia and the Pacific FAO and Singapore collaborate to address silent pandemic from aquaculture	Fiji Fiji national action plan for AMR mid-term review multisectoral workshop
	Indonesia Ministry of Agriculture teams up with the private sector to tackle AMR in veterinary health	Bangladesh Antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use training for veterinary professionals
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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
© fao Myanmar	Indonesia Indonesia strengthens ASEAN collaboration on bioinformatics to prevent future health threats	Asia and the Pacific Enhancing technical support and mentorship for Regional Field Epidemiology Training Program for Veterinarians (RFETPV) trainees
	Asia and the Pacific Strengthening animal health laboratories in Nepal and the Philippines	Indonesia MoA and FAO train cross-sectoral health officers to anticipate disease outbreaks using the JOIN tool with support from USAID
	Myanmar Workshop on biosecurity and good animal husbandry practices
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ONE HEALTH
© fao/Yin Myo Aye	Asia and the Pacific One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization (OHZDP) in Cambodia, India and Lao People’s Democratic Republic	The Philippines Supporting the One-Time Big-Time (OTBT) rabies elimination activities
	Indonesia SIZE Nasional: Harnessing technology for effective control of infectious diseases	Indonesia Wildlife journalism competition 2024 advances environmental health and conservation awareness through youth-led journalism
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RISK MITIGATION Early warning, risk reduction along the value chain, surveillance
© fao/PAWIN PADUNGTOD	Asia and the Pacific Pulling lifesaving data out of thin air, literally	Asia and the Pacific FAO urges immediate action as new variants of avian influenza threaten Asia and the Pacific
© fao/PAWIN PADUNGTOD	Viet Nam Strengthening biosecurity and risk mitigation in Viet Nam’s pig subsector using a value chain approach	Lao People’s Democratic Republic Strengthening animal disease surveillance in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
	Indonesia West Bandung advances zoonoses response with implementation of minimum service standards	Cambodia Avian influenza school forums in Siam Reap
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PUBLICATIONS

Evaluation for action:
Assessing animal disease surveillance capacities in Pakistan and Cambodia

Evaluation for action: Assessing animal disease surveillance capacities in Pakistan and Cambodia

Regional guidelines for the monitoring and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance, use and residues in food and agriculture

Volume 3: Monitoring and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens from aquaculture
Volume 5: Guidelines on monitoring antimicrobial use at the farm level

Videos

ASF: Protect wild pigs, Protect all pigs!

This video presents strategies to protect wild pigs from African swine fever, a highly contagious viral disease, aiming to safeguard domestic pigs while mitigating the risk to approximately 11 wild pig species across Asia and the Pacific.

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Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD)
Asia and the Pacific Region

News roundup special edition: Highlights from 2024

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ASF: Protect wild pigs, Protect all pigs!

Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD)Asia and the Pacific Region

News roundup special edition: Highlights from 2024

© fao/SAdewa

© fao/Sarah Jayme

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© fao Myanmar

© fao/Yin Myo Aye

© fao/PAWIN PADUNGTOD

ASF: Protect wild pigs, Protect all pigs!

Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD)
Asia and the Pacific Region