FAO Supports the New Partnership Agreement between MoA and Gadjah Mada University to Increase Public Awareness of Zoonoses through Higher Education
01/06/2023
Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) under the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services (DGLAHS) signed a new groundbreaking partnership agreement with the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Gadjah Mada University regarding the education and community service programme...
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Global experts unite in the fight against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)
25/05/2023
Over 285 avian influenza experts and stakeholders convened at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Rome for a three-day consultation on the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). The hybrid event saw a gathering of key players - leading...
MoEF Indonesia, FAO, and Padjadjaran University Launch "Wildlife Journalism Competition"
22/05/2023
Padjadjaran University's Center for Environmental Communication Studies (Pusdikomling) officially launched the "Wildlife Journalism Competition" (WJC), the biggest journalistic competition in Indonesia.
Indonesia moves another step closer to ending costly livestock diseases with support from FAO and Australia
03/05/2023
In response to the recent outbreaks in Indonesia of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) among livestock, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Australian Government are collaborating to support the Indonesian government in containing and c...
Improving animal disease detection and monitoring in Viet Nam
27/04/2023
FAO collaborated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Department of Animal Health (DAH) to further strengthen Viet Nam animal disease surveillance capacity using Surveillance Evaluation Tool (SET)
FAO helps Lao farmers to increase cattle exports from Lao PDR to the People’s Republic of China
20/04/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has partnered with the Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) to facilitate safer cattle trade between Lao PDR and China with a key objective of increasing cattle exports to China.
US Ambassador to Cambodia visits Siem Reap and observes interventions aimed at reducing risks of animal health threats
18/04/2023
Ambassador Murphy witnessed first-hand FAO and the Government of Cambodia's effort to prevent avian influenza outbreaks in a live poultry collection point
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Inception Meeting of the FAO-Government of India Project under Global Health Security Programme (GHSP) in India
13/04/2023
The Global Health Security Programme (GHSP) was formally inaugurated in New Delhi, India on April 11, 2023. The meeting was attended by key stakeholders comprising of senior government officials. The main objective of the meeting was to inform stakeholders about the activities to be implemented u...
Better surveillance for better animal health management
28/03/2023
With financial support from United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department of Animal Health (DAH) collaborated with Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) organized the 19th Network of Epidemiology and Lab...
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MoA and FAO Launch National Roadmap to Reduce AMR in Livestock
13/03/2023
The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) Indonesia in collaboration with FAO launched a roadmap to reduce antimicrobial usage in livestock in a periodic discussion forum with poultry stakeholders called OBRASS (Obrolan Ringan Akhir Pekan Seputar Unggas) in Jakarta, Saturday (04/03).
Avian influenza H7N9 surveillance at border provinces
08/03/2023
Department of Animal Health (DAH) with technical support from FAO Viet Nam and financial support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has implemented active surveillance programs for avian influenza (AI) H7N9 using a rapid Penside PCR assay at live bird market (LBM)...
Reviewing the state of swiftlet farming and farm database development
06/03/2023
A meeting to identify opportunities and challenges to ensure the quality of swiftlet farming for export
Partnership with government agency to improve pig farm biosecurity in Viet Nam
01/03/2023
FAO Viet Nam ECTAD, with financial support from USAID under the project OSRO/VIE/001/USA, is partnering with the National Agriculture Extension Centre (NAEC), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to improve pig farm biosecurity and good management practices in Viet Nam towards red...
FAO supports Lao farmers to boost cattle trade to China
09/02/2023
Two-week training on animal quarantine management in Sing District - a border area between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and China aimed to accelerate safer trade and improve export
AMR IEC materials and ASF guidelines to be utilized across Lao People's Democratic Republic
09/02/2023
FAO handed over antimicrobials resistance communication and awareness materials and guidelines on African swine fever prevention and control in smallholder pig farming to the Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF) to help reduce disease threats
FAO and Chulalongkorn University co-organize the first research conference on antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use in food animals in Asia and the Pacific
08/02/2023
FAO and Chulalongkorn University co-organized the first-ever research conference on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use (AMU) in food animals in Asia and the Pacific
MoA & FAO Discuss One Health with Indonesian Young Animators
07/02/2023
In an effort to increase awareness among the youth and general public about One Health in tackling zoonoses and new emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), FAO together with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the United States, through the USAID supports in organising the ANTERO Science Dis...
Optimize the detection of avian influenza viruses in live poultry markets
06/02/2023
FAO and partners collaborate to estimate the performance of surveillance protocols for optimized approaches to early detect the emergence of new viral subtypes of avian influenza
One Health partnership pandemic working group workshop
16/01/2023
Viet Nam One Health Partnership established a Technical Working Group (TWG) on Wildlife and Pandemic Prevention since 2021 to support the whole governments and society’s efforts to prevent future pandemics by managing the human-animal-ecosystem interface with focus on restricting commercial wi...
FAO completes its sensitizing workshop on Veterinary Field Epidemiology training modules
14/12/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in conjunction with the Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, just completed its final sensitizing workshop on the Veterinary Field Epidemiology Training Modules.