[FAO-EMPRES Animal Health News] [cid:image005.jpg@01D3D8BF.E6953E50]The importance of early warning Did you know? Every quarter, FAO releases an Early Warning Bulletin on transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases, including aquatic diseases and forest pests, which are threats that can significantly compromise food security, livelihoods, and trade. The bulletin predicts the likelihood of such threats, occurring, within a country, over the following three months. Forecasting the occurrence of these pests...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/news_200418.html>] ________________________________ [cid:image005.jpg@01D3D8C7.11155AA0]More than 1 million poultry vaccinated against Newcastle disease in Manica Province FAO Mozambique representation After 4 years of intervention in the FAO´s Millennium Development Goals(MDG1) programme, more than 1 million poultry were vaccinated against Newcastle disease in the Vanduzi, Gondola, Manica, Sussundenga, Barué and Macate districts , in the central Mozambican province of Manica. This is the balance made by FAO...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/mozambique/news/detail-events/en/c/1118832/>] ________________________________ [cid:image007.jpg@01D3D8C7.11155AA0]Coordinated Initiative to One Health Approach FAO Nepal representation Today's challenges are increasingly complex and multi-sectoral. Climate change, Antimicrobial resistance, avian influenza, fighting poverty and suitable development share common features. They do not fit into a single ministerial portfolio. These are global issues...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/nepal/news/detail/en/c/1118085/>] ________________________________ [cid:image009.jpg@01D3D8C7.11155AA0]Cambodia Delegation on Study Tour to Explore Acceptable Live Bird Markets Improvements FAO Cambodia representation The Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Disease of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) organised a study tour with Cambodia's Takeo provincial authorities and other stakeholders to visit Live Bird Markets in the southern part of Vietnam, an area recognised for its successful implementation of Live Bird Markets (LBMs) improvements...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/cambodia/news/detail-events/en/c/1114491/>] ________________________________ [cid:image011.jpg@01D3D8C7.11155AA0]FAO supports stakeholder participation to strengthen animal health projects in Myanmar FAO Myanmar representation The Government of Myanmar and FAO are cooperating to implement the Australian funded project "Evidence-Based Risk Management along the Livestock Production and Market Chain." FAO, through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), organized a stakeholder consultation on 31st March 2018 in Yangon's poultry production zone...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/myanmar/news/detail-events/en/c/1114202/>] ________________________________ [cid:image012.jpg@01D3D8C7.11155AA0]Intensifying food systems and health - Emphasis on AMR in agricultural systems FAO India representation An important meeting was organised by ILRI in coordination with ICAR, CGIAR, IDRC/CRDI to strengthen long-term partnerships of regional relevance, grounded on joint-work, between the CGIAR, Indian and other Asian lead institutes working on agriculture and health. Agriculture produces food, and food is essential to lives and livelihoods...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/india/news/detail-events/en/c/1114384/>] ________________________________ [cid:image013.jpg@01D3D8C7.11155AA0]Early Action to safeguard lives and livestock based livelihoods against potential Dzud in drought affected pastoralist areas FAO Mongolia representation Since November 2017, using the FAO's Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA), FAO Mongolia has been implementing a pilot project on early actions to protect key livelihood assets, in particular, to ensure the survival of pregnant animals, young stock and new-borns of 504 vulnerable herder households...[Read more<http://www.fao.org/mongolia/projects/success-stories/early-action/en/>] ________________________________ Recent publications · PPR Global Eradication Programme ::: Now available in Arabic!!! [Download full Arabic PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/i6316ar/I6316AR.pdf>] · Early warning bulletin April 2018 - June 2018 ::: Issue no. 27 [Download full PDF<http://www.fao.org/3/I9127EN/i9127en.pdf>] ________________________________ Upcoming meetings · FMD in Wildlife 23 April 2018 ::: Webinar 14.00 (CEST) [Visit EuFMD website<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/commissions/eufmd/commissions/eufmd-home/upcoming-events/en/> - Connect to the virtual room<http://fao.adobeconnect.com/fmd_wildlife_surveillance/>] · Safe trade and FMD Control Workshop 23-26 April 2018 ::: Ankara, Turkey [Visit EuFMD website<http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/commissions/eufmd/commissions/eufmd-home/upcoming-events/en/>] · Training Workshop on Zoonotic Avian Influenza Risk Assessment 23-27 April 2018 ::: Battambang, Cambodia [Visit FAO Cambodia website<http://www.fao.org/cambodia/en/>] · One Health technical information sharing workshop 25 April 2018 ::: Addis Abeba, Ethiopia [Visit FAO Ethiopia website<http://www.fao.org/ethiopia/en/>] EMPRES website ::: http://www.fao.org/AG/empres.html For comments or suggestions ::: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [http://www.fao.org/uploads/RTEmagicC_b471b08fe9.gif.gif]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/empres-animal_health/sets/> [Latest videos on animal health] <http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB58F4D829B7883FD> [Follow us on Twitter!] <https://twitter.com/FAOAnimalHealth> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EMPRES-Livestock-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(EMPRES-Livestock-L,SIGNOFF);