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Community-Based Animal Health Outreach' (CAHO) Program In Egypt
(News from the FAO Regional office for the Near East and North Africa)



[cid:image006.jpg@01CDC423.028459A0]The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and the General Organization of Veterinary Services (GOVS), launched the Participatory Disease Surveillance (PDS) program. The initiative was meant to contribute to the strengthening of the national capacity for A/H5N1 detection and reporting in the household poultry production sector through community participation...[Read full news<http://neareast.fao.org/Pages/BestPracticeDetails.aspx?Id=67&lang=EN&I=0&DId=0&CId=0&CMSId=5000317>]



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Incentivar la producción pecuaria familiar es clave para erradicar el hambre y la inseguridad alimentaria en América Latina y el Caribe
(Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe)



[cid:image007.jpg@01CDC423.028459A0]Según la Comisión de Desarrollo Ganadero para América Latina y el Caribe, urge aumentar la inversión pública y privada en apoyo a la agricultura familiar mejorando los servicios de extensión, crédito y acceso a mercados para pequeños productores pecuarios...[Read full news<http://www.rlc.fao.org/es/prensa/noticias/incentivar-la-produccion-pecuaria-familiar-es-clave-para-erradicar-el-hambre-y-la-inseguridad-alimentaria-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe/>]



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One Health World Art Contest
(Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2013)



The Prince Mahidol Award Conference is an annual international conference hosted by the Royal Thai Government, the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation, and other relevant International Organizations, Foundations and Civil Society Organizations. The Conference serves as an international forum for sharing evidence for health related policies and strengthens social commitments for health development. This conference is linked to the annual Prince Mahidol Award for public health and medicines, one of the most prestigious international health awards.


·     Visit the website<http://www.pmaconference.mahidol.ac.th/>
·     Submit your artwork<http://www.pmaconference.mahidol.ac.th/ArtContest/SubmitArtwork.htm>



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Upcoming events


·     IDENTIFY Laboratory training on rabies diagnosis<http://www.fao.org/docs/eims/upload/305905/ap379e.pdf>
19-23 November 2012 (Kigali, Rwanda)
·     The 15th Asian-Australasian Animal Production (AAAP) Congress<http://www.aaap2012.ku.ac.th/>
26-30 November 2012 (Bangkok, Thailand)
·     Technical meeting on threat of African Swine fever spread in Eastern Europe: urgent need for international collaboration <http://www.fao.org/europe/meetings-and-events-2012/asf/en/>
4-5 December 2012 (Budapest, Hungary)



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Recent publications/newsletters


·     FAO China Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Highlights ::: October 2012 ::: Vol. 45<http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap386e/ap386e.pdf>
·     H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Global Overview ::: April-June 2012 ::: Issue no. 32<http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap387e/ap387e.pdf>
·     Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) News ::: Regional office for Asia and the Pacific ::: May-June 2012 ::: Issue no. 25<http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap382e/ap382e.pdf>



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