Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD)
Asia and the Pacific Region

Highlights from the latest activities from regional and country teams

Regional coordination workshop
20/10/2023
Highlights in this edition includes FAO ECTAD Nepal receiving special mention during the FAO Achievement Award on World Food Day, Regional coordination workshop conducted, and implementation of Joint External Evaluation (JEE) tools in Indonesia.
Success story Viet Nam
06/10/2023
Highlights in this edition includes success story from FAO ECTAD Viet Nam on enhancing sustainable biosecurity in poultry production, report of oral rabies vaccination showing promising results in Indonesia, and dog vaccination campaign conducted in Bangladesh.
Case control study on dog vaccination concluded
22/09/2023
Indonesia receives FAO appreciation for strengthening animal health and food security, Case control study on dog vaccination concluded in Bangladesh, and Training of trainers of veterinarians for school education programme on rabies in Nepal.
Preparation of primary school curriculum for zoonoses awareness
08/09/2023
Highlights from this edition are Outbreak investigation training and Preparation of primary school curriculum for zoonoses awareness in Indonesia, Veterinary epidemiology training and ASF preparedness workshop in Philippines, and FAO's continued support to tackle AMR in Bangladesh
ECTAD is expanding to Fiji and the Pacific
25/08/2023
Highlights from this edition are the meeting between ECTAD RAP and various stakeholders in Fiji to explore the expansion of ECTAD footprint in the region, Regional Simulation Exercise on ASF outbreak investigation conducted in Indonesia, and the National Bridging Workshops organized in Viet Nam ...
Supporting the launch of FAO ECTAD in Peru
11/08/2023
Highlights from this edition are the launch of FAO ECTAD in Peru, documenting baseline biosecurity practices in wildlife facilities in Viet Nam, and evaluation of animal disease surveillance system in Cambodia.
USAID Assistant Administrator visits South Sulawesi
28/07/2023
Highlights from this edition are the visit of USAID Assistant Administrator to Indonesia, measuring quality of antimicrobial prescription through mystery shopper surveys in Viet Nam, and rabies outbreak response in Indonesia.
Using village fund to control rabies in East Nusa Tenggara
14/07/2023
Highlights from this edition include the expansion of AMR community of practice and the participation in the 31st ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Livestock (ASWGL).
Presenting FAO’s work on disease reduction along the value chain
30/06/2023
Highlights from this edition include the development of Asia-Pacific Health Security Framework and the participation in Veterinary epidemiology training for executives.
Improving epidemiology capacities to prevent and control animal and zoonotic diseases
23/06/2023
Highlights from this edition include the commemoration of World Food Safety Day and the introduction of the Tripartite’s Joint Risk Assessment Operational Tool to the Republic of Korea.
USAID Indonesia Mission Director visits FAO work in Yogyakarta
02/06/2023
Highlights from this edition include the closure of the South-South Cooperation Project and the USAID Mission Director field visit to FAO’s intervention areas.
Community of Practice continues to meet
19/05/2023
Highlights from this edition include the Regional Quadripartite webinar on zoonotic influenza and knowledge sharing on gender mainstreaming.
Strengthening cooperation with associations in Myanmar
05/05/2023
Highlights from this edition include the participation in the ASEAN ASF workshop and the organization of the regional consultation on veterinary epidemiology capacity development.
Concrete actions in developing treatment guidelines discussed
21/04/2023
Highlights from this edition include knowledge sharing on vet roles towards FAO’s four betters at the Chulalongkorn University Veterinary Conference 2023 and the participation in the coordination call for AMR awareness and engagement.
News roundup 10 to 14 April 2023
14/04/2023
Highlights from this edition include the launch of Global Health Security Program in India and the announcement of AMR social media contest winners.
FAO concludes collaboration with Chulalongkorn University (CU)
07/04/2023
Highlights from this edition include the closure of the USAID-funded COVID-19 project and the development of Tripartite Zoonoses Guide (TZG) Monitoring and Evaluation Operational Tool (M&E OT).
24/03/2023
Highlights from this edition include the development of ASEAN ASF Prevention and Control Strategy for 2023-28 and the discussion on the implementation of different transboundary animal disease projects in the Philippines.
17/03/2023
Highlights from the latest activities from regional and country teams
Avian influenza (AI) H7N9 surveillance at border provinces
10/03/2023
Highlights from the latest activities from regional and country teams
Highlights from the latest activities from regional and country teams
03/03/2023
Highlights from the latest activities from regional and country teams
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