FAO-EMPRES Animal Health News

FAO Sub-regional training for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries on Transport of Infectious Substances held in Abu Dhabi

 

A Sub-regional training on Transport of Infectious Substance was held in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) from 29 to 31 May 2016. The training was organized by and held at the FAO Sub-regional Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States and Yemen (FAO-SNG) in Abu Dhabi, aiming at building or strengthening basic capacity in animal health for early detection and rapid response to emerging diseases that are threatening animal or human health...[Read more]

 


 

FAO is committed to improving animal health service delivery in the pastoral areas of Ethiopia
FAO Regional Office for Africa

 

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is implementing a progressive control program against Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in the lowlands of Ethiopia. Under the EU funded-project “Pursuing Pastoral Resilience through improved animal health service delivery in pastoral areas of Ethiopia”, efforts aiming at building the capacity of the federal, regional state and woreda level public veterinary services are underway, while models of a public private partnership are being tested. ...[Read more]

 


 

Team effort works to protect Ukraine rural economy from pig disease

FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia

 

African swine fever is a viral disease not harmful to human health, but it can have serious consequences for rural economies. “In the past few years, Ukraine has had to face losses of over US$ 30 million due to the uncontrolled spread of ASF in the country,” said Vasyl Hovhera of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,” and these could increase significantly in the future”...[Read more]

 


 

Upcoming events

 

·         Ecole Nationale des Services Vétérinaires - Summer School 2016 
27 June 2016 (Rome, Italy, FAO-HQ)
[Agenda]

·         Consultative Workshop for the development of an e-learning course on design and implementation of surveillance in Live Bird Markets
27-28 June 2016 (Bangkok, Thailand)

·         Advancing Global Health Security: From Commitments to Actions
27-29 June 2016 (Bali, Indonesia)

·         Second Lao PDR, Myanmar and China Meeting on Collaboration to Address Transboundary Animal Diseases
27-30 June 2016 (Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic)

·         FAO component of the USAID EPT-2 programme: Working meeting on risk modeling and assessment
28-30 June 2016 (Rome, Italy, FAO-HQ)
[Agenda]

·         Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Global Research and Expertise Network (GREEN) meeting
29-30 June 2016 (New Delhi, India)

 


 

Interesting links

 

·         De peste a peste y erradico aunque cueste
Article from El País

·         FAO supports countries facing climate change effects on animal diseases
Article from PreventionWeb

·         Boletín Informativo # 17 "Una Salud" 
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

·         Panamá alberga la sexta reunión de la Agenda Global de Ganadería Sostenible
News from FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
(only in Spanish)

·         FAO continues to support Yemen's Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation to control Desert Locust
News from FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa

·         Quality animal health services adapted to pastoralism in Western Africa
VSF policy briefs (also in French)

 

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