[cid:image001.gif@01CE8FA2.D2065F70] FAO smartphone app shows potential for improving disease surveillance and reporting in Uganda [cid:image006.jpg@01CE91ED.48EECF90]05 August 2013 - FAO recently launched a pilot project for a mobile application to report disease outbreaks in ten districts in Uganda. Funded by the Government of Ireland under the One Health initiative, this pilot represents the first time the application is being introduced at national level for disease reporting. In January 2013, a team of FAO animal health experts met with Ugandan authorities to identify challenges in disease surveillance and reporting. During the following six months, FAO and the authorities collaborated to implementing the pilot project on the EMPRES-i Event Mobile Application (EMA)...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_020813.html>] ________________________________ Consultation Workshops for Development of new Circular on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI ) Prevention and Control (FAO Viet Nam Representation) [cid:image007.jpg@01CE91ED.48EECF90]31 July 2013 - A consultation workshop for development of a new Circular on HPAI prevention and control was held back to back with the semi-annual review workshop on animal diseases prevention and control on 5 July 2013 in Hanoi and 10 July 2013 in Ho Chi Minh City. The Department of Animal Health, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - ECTAD unit, convened these workshops with approximately 230 participants from Provincial Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), Sub departments of Animal Health (SDAH), Regional Offices of Animal Health (RAHO), Department of Animal Health (DAH), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Ministry of Health, members of the National Steering Committee on Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Veterinary Association, private sectors, and mass media. These workshops were supported by funding from the United States Agency of International Development (USAID)...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/vietnam/home/news-room/detail/en/?no_cache=1&news_uid=181054>] ________________________________ Upcoming events * 2nd International Congress on Pathogens at the Human-Animal Interface (ICOPHAI): One Health for Sustainable Development<http://icophai2013.org/> 14-17 August 2013 (Porto de Galinhas, Brazil) * 5th Meeting of the ASEAN Coordination Centre for Animal Health and Zoonosis Preparatory Committee<http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/rap/home/meetings/list/en/?year=2013> 20-22 August 2013 (Malaysia) EMPRES website ::: http://www.fao.org/AG/empres.html For comments or suggestions ::: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Follow us on Twitter ::: @FAOAnimalHealth<https://twitter.com/#!/FAOAnimalHealth> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EMPRES-Livestock-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(EMPRES-Livestock-L,SIGNOFF);