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FAO and USDA/APHIS continue building national capacity for emergency management

 

http://www.fao.org/AG/AGAInfo/programmes/en/empres/Images/news_120914b.jpgTransboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) pose an increased threat in Africa. The outbreaks of Avian Influenza, Foot and Mouth Disease and Rift valley fever observed in the region, demonstrates the need for FAO to continue building country capacity in preparedness to respond to animal disease emergencies. Animal diseases including zoonoses in that region continue to emerge or re-emerge and their consequences to a country’s economy and livelihoods can be devastating...[Read more]

 


 

Recent publications

 

http://www-data.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/images/pub_gemp_manual_11.jpgGood emergency management practice: the essentials
FAO Animal Production and Health Manual 11 ::: ARABIC version


A guide to preparing for animal health emergencies. A disease emergency is one of the most challenging situations a veterinary service can confront. Veterinary services must be well prepared to deal with such an emergency in order to achieve rapid and cost-efficient control. To do this, the veterinary services must be prepared. They must have a well developed plan and the capacity to implement the plan. This manual sets out in a systematic way the elements required to achieve an appropriate level of preparedness for any disease emergency in animals. In particular, this manual focuses on the control of transboundary animal diseases. Some of the principles presented may also be helpful in preparing for food safety, zoonotic and even non-infectious disease emergencies.

 

·     Download Arabic PDF

·     See other language versions

 


 

Upcoming events

 

·     Vmerge technical meeting Animal movements and spread of Rift Valley Fever
12 September 2014 (Paris, France)

·     Real time training course
15-19 September 2014 (Kathmandu, Nepal)

·     GEMP Regional Workshop for 15 Central American, Caribbean and South American Countries 
16-18 September 2014 (Panama City, Panama)

·     Atelier sous-régional sur la Fièvre de la Vallée du Rift (Projet GCP/SNE/001/FRA)
17-19 September 2014 (Rabat, Morocco)

 


 

Interesting links

 

·     ESCAIDE 2014 : Call for ‘late-breaker’ abstracts now open 
Meeting ::: Stockholm, 5-7 November 2014

·     Saudi Arabia helps FAO respond to the dire state of food security in Iraq
FAO Press release

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