[cid:image001.gif@01D17AE9.A0334BE0] FAO Work Planning meeting for year 1 of the USAID-funded Emerging Pandemic Threats phase 2 (EPT-2) Programme in Kenya [cid:image011.jpg@01D17AEB.6C4DB430]The first national FAO/EPT-2 work planning meeting for Kenya was recently convened in Nairobi on 4 and 5 March. The primary objectives of the FAO component of the EPT-2, a programme funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), are to prevent, detect and respond to infectious diseases that have an adverse impact on health sectors (both human and animal), such as Ebola, avian influenza, and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome caused by Corona virus (MERS-CoV). Following a technical consultation meeting on Ebola virus and MERS Coronavirus in Rome in January 2016, and the FAO regional programme launches for East Africa in Nairobi...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_100316.html>] ________________________________ Pilot Project for Veterinary Laboratory Policy in Kenya - Technical Working Group meeting [cid:image012.jpg@01D17AEB.6C4DB430]As part of the implementation of the pilot project entitled "Improving Policy for Veterinary Laboratories in Kenya,'' a Technical Working Group meeting took place at Fish Eagle Inn, Naivasha, Kenya from16-18 February 2016. Members of the Technical Working Group included representatives from: National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI); Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB); Kenya Agricultural Livestock and Research Organization (KALRO); Ministry of Health Public Health Reference Lab; Kenya Veterinary Board (KVB); Kenya Veterinary Services...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_100316b.html>] ________________________________ Traditional Healers - A key player in One Health Rabies Eradication FAO Viet Nam Representation [cid:image013.jpg@01D17AEB.6C4DB430]Rabies is a zoonotic disease that has long impacted human and animals with increasing incidence for the last ten years in Viet Nam. The Ministry of Health recorded about 400,000 people seek for rabies vaccine due to dog bites per year indicating a significant risk to the country. Not to mention the fact that a significant proportion of people bitten by dogs seek treatment from traditional healers instead of health centres. In Viet Nam, most of the traditional healers inherited their family businesses and learned the healing skills and knowledges from their previous generations...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/in-action/ectad-vietnam/news/detail/en/c/385176/>] ________________________________ Upcoming events · Annual Regional Meeting of the Emergency Centre of Transboundary Animal Diseases 14-18 March 2016 (Bangkok, Thailand) · V Congreso Internacional sobre mejoramiento animal 15-18 March 2016 (La Habana, Cuba) [Pagina sitio web<http://www.cima-minag.cu/>- only in Spanish] · Risk based strategic plan - overview, structure, importance, examples 17 March 2016 [Webinar<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/commissions/eufmd/commissions/eufmd-home/progressive-control-pathway-pcp/en/>] ________________________________ Interesting links · FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC) ::: 7-11 March 2016 [Visit website<http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/aprc33/en/>] · 2015-2016 El Niņo [Visit website<http://www.fao.org/el-nino/en/>] EMPRES website ::: http://www.fao.org/AG/empres.html For comments or suggestions ::: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [cid:image008.gif@01D17AE9.A0334BE0]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/empres-animal_health/sets/> [cid:image009.gif@01D17AE9.A0334BE0] <http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB58F4D829B7883FD> [cid:image010.gif@01D17AE9.A0334BE0] <https://twitter.com/FAOAnimalHealth> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EMPRES-Livestock-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(EMPRES-Livestock-L,SIGNOFF);