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What you need to know about foot and mouth disease in an endemic country
What you need to know about foot and mouth disease in an endemic country
27/10/2022

This video was produced by the European Commission for the control of Foot-and-Mouth disease (EuFMD) to raise awareness amongst farmers living in areas which are FMD endemic.

Community-led approaches for Peste des petits ruminants eradication
Community-led approaches for Peste des petits ruminants eradication
07/10/2022

During the second episode of the PPR Stakeholder Seminar Series, Tinni Sawhney (Chief Executive Officer of Aga Khan Foundiation, India) shared experiences from their ongoing work with community-based paravets...

PPR research for development at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
PPR research for development at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
15/09/2022

The first edition of the PPR Stakeholder Series involved experts from ILRI who delivered presentations on the development of a thermotolerant PPR vaccine and its field testing in several East and West African countries...

Launch of the Progressive Pathway for Emergency Preparedness (PPEP)
Launch of the Progressive Pathway for Emergency Preparedness (PPEP)
27/07/2022

This is a video of a webinar held on 31 May 2022 for the Global launch of the Progressive Pathway for Emergency Preparedness (PPEP). The PPEP is a new process which currently enables countries to...

OutCost Tool – A tool to support countries in planning emergency response
OutCost Tool – A tool to support countries in planning emergency response
08/04/2022

During the webinar, the core development team, i.e. Daniel Beltrán-Alcrudo (FAO), Jordi Casal (UAB) and Damian Tago-Pacheco (FAO) presented OutCosT, a new FAO spreadsheet-based tool to evaluate the...

Lessons learned from human & animal disease eradication programmes to inform the PPR-GEP [Part 1]
Lessons learned from human & animal disease eradication programmes to inform the PPR-GEP [Part 1]
30/03/2022

The meeting showcased cross-cutting themes and lessons learned from eradication campaigns for both animal and human diseases, in order to better advocate for disease eradication programmes including PPR GEP and to inform PPR GEPII.

Lessons learned from human & animal disease eradication programmes to inform the PPR-GEP [Part 2]
Lessons learned from human & animal disease eradication programmes to inform the PPR-GEP [Part 2]
30/03/2022

The meeting showcased cross-cutting themes and lessons learned from eradication campaigns for both animal and human diseases, in order to better advocate for disease eradication programmes including PPR GEP and to inform PPR GEPII.

FAO’s Surveillance Evaluation tool (SET) review and update to version 2.0
FAO’s Surveillance Evaluation tool (SET) review and update to version 2.0
10/03/2022

This video is the recording of a webinar held by the Surveillance Team in FAO HQ on 28 February 2022 to present the steps and outcomes of a review of FAO’s Surveillance Evaluation tool (SET), and subsequent update to version 2.0.

Good beekeeping practices for sustainable apiculture [PART 2]
Good beekeeping practices for sustainable apiculture [PART 2]
27/02/2022

The video features the virtual book launch of "Good beekeeping practices for sustainable agriculture" published by FAO.

Good beekeeping practices for sustainable apiculture [PART 1]
Good beekeeping practices for sustainable apiculture [PART 1]
26/02/2022

The video features the virtual book launch of "Good beekeeping practices for sustainable agriculture" published by FAO.

Managing large-scale highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in wild birds [PART 2]
Managing large-scale highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in wild birds [PART 2]
15/02/2022

Wild birds are the natural reservoir for avian influenza viruses and constitute a driver for the long distance spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Managing large-scale highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in wild birds [PART 1]
Managing large-scale highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in wild birds [PART 1]
15/02/2022

Wild birds are the natural reservoir for avian influenza viruses and constitute a driver for the long distance spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Panel discussion on joint vaccination focused on rabies and peste des petits ruminants [Part 2]
Panel discussion on joint vaccination focused on rabies and peste des petits ruminants [Part 2]
24/01/2022

This panel discussion explored lessons from co-delivery approaches and integrated delivery strategies for rabies and PPR vaccination to support One Health approaches for more cost-effective health service delivery.

Panel discussion on joint vaccination focused on rabies and peste des petits ruminants [Part 1]
Panel discussion on joint vaccination focused on rabies and peste des petits ruminants [Part 1]
24/01/2022

This panel discussion explored lessons from co-delivery approaches and integrated delivery strategies for rabies and PPR vaccination to support One Health approaches for more cost-effective health service delivery.

Early Warning, Early Action through FAO EMPRES-i+
Early Warning, Early Action through FAO EMPRES-i+
10/01/2022

EMPRES-i+ is FAO’s new global animal disease information system that aims to improve intelligence, forecasting and early warning, enabling countries to monitor disease spread and risk of new outbreaks.

Global disease intelligence and tracking through FAO EMPRES-i+
Global disease intelligence and tracking through FAO EMPRES-i+
10/01/2022

EMPRES-i+ is FAO’s new global animal disease information system that aims to improve intelligence, forecasting and early warning, enabling countries to monitor disease spread and risk of new outbreaks

Livestock and enteric methane
Livestock and enteric methane
10/01/2022

Burping livestock are a big problem for our planet. When cows and other ruminants eat, their food ferments in their gut and produces methane, which contributes to global warming.

(MERS-CoV): Managing disease in animals to prevent health crisis in humans
(MERS-CoV): Managing disease in animals to prevent health crisis in humans
10/01/2022

FAO Egypt through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) has been supporting Egypt to generate knowledge and enhance understanding about the epidemiology of MERS-CoV...

Real time reporting and intelligence in countries through EMPRES-i+
Real time reporting and intelligence in countries through EMPRES-i+
10/01/2022

EMPRES-i+ is FAO’s new global animal disease information system that aims to improve intelligence, forecasting and early warning, enabling countries to monitor disease spread and risk of new outbreaks.

What you need to know about Foot-and-Mouth Disease
What you need to know about Foot-and-Mouth Disease
10/01/2022

This video was produced by the European Commission for the control of Foot-and-Mouth disease (EuFMD) to raise awareness amongst farmers living in areas which are currently free from the disease.