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The UN Theme Group on Agriculture and Food Security was launched today in Beijing. The group was chaired by FAO and co-chaired by WFP, with the attendance of other relevant UN agencies, as well as international organizations, Embassies and NGOs. The primary purpose of the Agriculture and Food Security Theme Group...

The meeting focused on reviewing the progress of the CFETPV in 2016 and finalizing the Action Plan for 2017. Major activities in 2017 are as follows: 1. Three training modules on outbreak investigation, surveillance and integration of application; 2. Train of trainers (ToT) workshops and capacity development of Chinese trainers;...

The China Field Epidemiology Training Program for Veterinarians (CFETPV) and university academics networks conducted their first joint workshop in Jingzhou, Hubei Province from 21st to 25th November 2016. The first two days focused on case study development, while the remaining three days focused on the application of value chain analysis....

Two Field Epidemiology Training Programs for veterinary and medical professionals (CFETPV and China Field Epidemiology Training Program [CFETP]) aimed to assist the Chinese government in training epidemiologists in support of zoonotic disease control and prevention in animal and human sectors. Although both programs are running separately, joint collaborations to promote...

The China Field Epidemiology Training Program for Veterinarians (CFETPV) keeps facilitating the veterinary epidemiology development at different levels since its launching in 2010. Some provinces use their own resources to develop their institutional and personnel capacities with support of the program, Shanghai is one of them. The directors of Shanghai Animal Disease Control Centre (ACDC)...