[cid:image001.gif@01D1805E.D26C2940] FAO and the United Kingdom combined efforts to increase animal health emergency preparedness awareness in the Caucasus and Central Asia [cid:image015.jpg@01D18060.4A4CD4E0]FAO refurbished the "Good Emergency Management Practice (GEMP); The Essentials" manual, which describes the different steps to consider for Veterinary Services when drafting and validating their emergency preparedness documents, such as contingency plans and related standard operational procedures (SOPs). The aim of this manual is to support the veterinary services in increasing preparedness towards animal disease outbreaks, and to decrease subsequently the time needed to respond to a crisis, therefore limiting its potential socio-economic impact in the country...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_170316.html>] ________________________________ [cid:image016.jpg@01D18060.4A4CD4E0]New Myanmar One Health (OH) Strategy The One Health (OH) Strategy Workshop was held in Nay Pyi Taw on 09 and 10 March 2016 with the purpose to facilitate the development of a OH Strategy for Myanmar. Expected outputs were that key sector stakeholders will be able to describe the OH concept; key OH topics for Myanmar will be identified and ranked; and a roadmap for drafting a OH Strategy...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_170316b.html>] ________________________________ FAO organizes a workshop to control Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Libya - FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa [cid:image017.jpg@01D18060.4A4CD4E0]The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held today its first inception workshop on "Emergency assistance for the control of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in poultry and other domestic birds in Libya." The workshop, which was held in Tunisia, provided technical assistance for the implementation of the Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) project and will be followed by two days' training for veterinaries from Libya...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/neareast/news/view/en/c/388653/>] ________________________________ Great Response to FAO's Campaign against Avian Flu in Egypt FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa [cid:image018.jpg@01D18060.4A4CD4E0]Avian Influenza - Exposure Reduction Programme (ERP) team visited Minia Governorate on today to follow up on the implementation of the anti-Avian Influenza outreach campaign. Launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization's Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) in November 2015, the ERP has proved a tangible success, raising awareness among households regarding the risks linked to the traditional Egyptian household poultry-slaughter and promoting safer manual bird-slaughter steps...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/neareast/news/view/en/c/386133/>] ________________________________ Épizootie de la fièvre aphteuse en Afrique du Nord: la détection précoce et confiance de la liberté FAO Morocco representation (only in French) [cid:image019.png@01D18060.4A4CD4E0]Avant 2014, l'Algérie, le Maroc et la Tunisie n'avaient notifié aucun cas de fièvre aphteuse et cela depuis 1999. Cependant, en mai 2012, ils ont été reconnus par L'Organisation mondiale de la santé animale (OIE) comme pays membres avec un programme officiel de contrôle de la fièvre aphteuse approuvé. Indemnes de fièvre aphteuse avec vaccination depuis 15 ans, la Tunisie en Avril 2014 et suivie par l'Algérie en Juillet 2014 ont signalé des foyers de fièvre aphteuse dans de nombreux endroits...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/maroc/actualites/detail-events/en/c/388257/>] ________________________________ Upcoming events · Annual Regional Meeting of the Emergency Centre of Transboundary Animal Diseases 14-18 March 2016 (Bangkok, Thailand) · Monitoring of Sample Collection for Avian Influenza project 14-19 March 2016 (Kentgung and Mongola, Myanmar) · Engaging Intergovernmental Organizations 2016 18 March 2016 (Rome, Italy, FAO-HQ) [Agenda<http://www.fao.org/3/a-be818e.pdf>] · FAO EPT-2 Country Planning Workshop in Jordan 20 March 2016 (Amman, Jordan) · Webinar on epidemiology and surveillance of influenza A(H7N9) 21 March 2016 [Webinar - Register to the event<http://web.spi.pt/linktads/webinar3/>] · FAO EPT-2 Country Planning Workshop in Uganda 23-24 March 2016 (Kampala, Uganda) · OIE/FAO TADs Control East Asia 24-25 March 2016 (Shangai, China) · Community Animal Health Workers training for poultry disease surveillance and biosecurity for Avian Influenza project 24-25 March 2016 (Kalaw Township, Myanmar) ________________________________ Interesting links · Destocking operation provides drought-stricken pastoralists with much-needed food and income in Somali Region of Ethiopia<http://www.fao.org/africa/news/detail-news/en/c/388059/> News by the FAO Regional Office for Africa · Des poulaillers pour aider les femmes et jeunes chômeurs à sortir de l'insécurité alimentaire<http://www.fao.org/burundi/actualites/detail-events/fr/c/389159/> News by the FAO Burundi representation (only in French) EMPRES website ::: http://www.fao.org/AG/empres.html For comments or suggestions ::: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [cid:image012.gif@01D1805E.D26C2940]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/empres-animal_health/sets/> [cid:image013.gif@01D1805E.D26C2940] <http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB58F4D829B7883FD> [cid:image014.gif@01D1805E.D26C2940] <https://twitter.com/FAOAnimalHealth> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EMPRES-Livestock-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(EMPRES-Livestock-L,SIGNOFF);