Edition: 29 January to 9 February 2024
-and-lumpy-skin-disease-(lsd)-control-in-indonesia.jpg?sfvrsn=bfc982ec_1) ©FAO/Wahid Husein | INDONESIA Experts meeting to evaluate foot-and-mouth (FMD) and lumpy skin disease (LSD) control in Indonesia FAO and the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), with the support of the Australian Government, conducted a hybrid meeting in South Tangerang from 29 to 30 January 2024, to evaluate foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and lumpy skin disease (LSD) control in Indonesia. Key discussions included the 2023 vaccination campaign’s success (98.09 percent doses administered throughout 29 provinces) and the need for strategic initiatives to address nationwide coverage (currently ranged from 0 to 33 percent). Recommendations highlighted strategic vaccine use, intensified efforts in specific regions and a road map for optimizing vaccination efforts and sustaining Indonesia's disease-free status. |
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Preparations for the Global Health Security Program in Papua New Guinea and Fiji
FAO ECTAD is increasing its footprint in the Pacific region through the expansion of the USAID-funded Global Health Security Program (GHSP) to Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Fiji. Over the past few weeks, FAO ECTAD at RAP has been assisting in project preparations, including work planning for year 1, recruitment and upcoming inception meetings scheduled for March. These newest country additions to the GHSP will continue to contribute to strengthening animal health systems and addressing disease threats through the One Health approach across the Asia-Pacific region. |
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Extended M&E backstopping mission to Indonesia
FAO ECTAD RAP Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Robert Wragg, visited Indonesia from 14 January to 6 February for an extended backstopping mission. The mission included on-the-job training to FAO ECTAD Indonesia’s newly recruited National M&E Specialist and, in partnership with the National M&E Specialist, strengthening M&E systems and tools and providing capacity building to technical team members. This collaboration has equipped FAO ECTAD Indonesia to effectively monitor project implementation, compile performance data, and make timely data-driven decisions. The mission also provided the opportunity for FAO ECTAD Indonesia to share feedback on regional M&E mechanisms and improve alignment between the country and regional office. |
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 ©fao/Riana Arief | INDONESIA FAO and partners enhance FMD diagnosis capabilities in Indonesia
FAO, together with MoA through the Veterinary Pharmaceutical Center (PUSVETMA) and the Pirbright Institute/World Reference Laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease, held a hybrid FMD Virus (FMDV) diagnosis training in Surabaya from 5 to 8 February 2024. The training aimed to increase the technical capabilities of animal health laboratories, harmonize FMDV diagnostic testing and support the role of the Indonesian FMD National Reference Laboratory led by the Veterinary Pharmaceutical Center. The programme included webinars, hands-on practice with FMDV diagnosis, ELISA testing, PCR and sequencing, and discussions on implementing FMDV diagnostic testing using molecular and serology diagnostic methods. This training also established FMD laboratory diagnostic networks and harmonized FMD diagnostic procedures among the networks to support the FMD detection and control programme in Indonesia. |
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 ©FAO/sADEWA | ASIA AND THE PACIFIC FAO ECTAD’s influenza coordination call for Asia
FAO ECTAD at RAP organized the ECTAD influenza coordination call for Asia on 6 February 2024, to discuss avian/zoonotic influenza surveillance in Asia. The objective was to provide updates on FAO-supported influenza surveillance activities, facilitate the exchange of challenges, successes and lessons learned, and discuss emerging issues concerning the avian/zoonotic influenza situation in the countries. |
 ©FAO/Ohn Kyaw | MYANMAR Second workshop on biosecurity, good animal husbandry practices and AMR During the second workshop on biosecurity, good animal husbandry practice and AMR on 30 January 2024, farmers, feed sellers and egg collectors from poultry businesses in Taikkyi Township, Yangon, were enriched with information on basic biosecurity concepts, good animal husbandry practices and AMR awareness. The workshop, organized by FAO in collaboration with Myanmar Livestock Federation and supported by USAID, addressed challenges and possible solutions for sustainable poultry production. |
 ©Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture | INDONESIA Webinar on the potential use of oral rabies vaccination in dogs in Indonesia
On 3 February 2024, a webinar organized by FAO, MoA, and the Australia-Indonesia Health Security Partnership explored the potential use of Oral Rabies Vaccination (ORV) for dogs in Indonesia. The online event, supported by the Australian government and USAID gathered 500 participants, including officials from the Ministry of Health, chief veterinary officers, field veterinarians and others from all over Indonesia. Key discussions focused on using ORV as an alternative for mass dog vaccination, addressing challenges with free-roaming dogs. Based on joint studies carried out in Bali and other countries around the world, ORVs are more cost-effective, safe for both target and non-target species, easy to administer and effective in improving vaccination coverage. |
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 ©FAO/Humayra Nowrin | BANGLADESH Workshop to update One Health strategic framework FAO facilitated a one-day workshop on 5 February 2024 at the Bangladesh Forest Department to update the One Health strategic framework and develop a One Health investment plan. Funded by World Bank and USAID and led by the One Health Secretariat, the workshop focused on environmental health, involving stakeholders from public health, animal health, forest, environment and agriculture sectors. Representatives from various organizations participated and contributed to identifying programmes and goals for the next five years.
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 ©fao/Humayra Nowrin | BANGLADESH AMR/AMU sensitization workshop for future prescribers
FAO and Bangladesh AMR Response Alliance (BARA) organized a sensitization workshop on AMR/AMU with veterinary and medical interns and students from Rajshahi University and Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on 10 February 2024. Funded by USAID and UK Fleming Fund, the workshop was designed to raise awareness, motivate and sensitize the One Health approach among future prescribers. The event included an AMR/AMU quiz competition, and participants engaged in an awareness campaign, distributing AWaRe (access, watch, reserve) categorization materials. The day concluded with a prize-giving ceremony presented by BARA members and FAO. |
 ©fao/Alia Dwirahmani | INDONESIA Meeting on monitoring and evaluation of the National Action Plan for AMR Control 2020-2024 implementation A follow-up meeting to discuss the monitoring and evaluation of the National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP AMR) 2020-2024 took place in Yogyakarta on 23 January 2024. Supported by the European Union (EU), FAO and the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs (CMDHCA), the meeting aimed to collect additional information for shaping AMR control policies in Indonesia as a reference for drafting the subsequent NAP AMR 2025-2029. Forty-eight participants were involved in the discussion representing multisectoral stakeholders. |
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 ©fao | ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Regional meeting to prevent and control ASF in wild pigs African swine fever was discussed as conservation and biodiversity issues in a regional meeting held in Pattaya, Thailand last 24 to 25 January 2024. Discussions focused on preventing and controlling ASF in wild pigs in Southeast Asia. The meeting was held as ASF continues to threaten 11 species of small and endangered populations of endemic wild pigs in the region. Wild boars or feral pigs (Sus scrofa) play a critical role in the transmission and spread of ASF between wild and domestic pigs. Representatives from the academe, wildlife conservation organizations, livestock and wildlife sectors from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam shared experiences and best practices. One of the major outputs of the meeting, which was supported by the United States of America's Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), was the creation of short and long-term work plans for ASF prevention and control in wild pigs. |
 ©MAFF/GDAHP | CAMBODIA African swine fever sub-national training FAO and the General Directorate of Animal Health and Production (GDAHP) co-facilitated the ASF sub-national training from 1 to 2 February 2024, at Koh Kong provincial office of the General Directorate of Animal Health and Production. Supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of the Republic of Korea, the training sought to strengthen field capacities for ASF detection and emergency response of provincial and district veterinarians. |
 ©fao/Chenda Chea | CAMBODIA African swine fever community forum FAO and GDAHP organized 10 ASF forums from 29 January to 2 February 2024, in Sre Ambil commune, Botum Sakor district and Khemarak Phumin city in Koh Kong province. Supported by the Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, the ASF community forum engaged 460 pig raisers, village animal health workers, village chiefs, agriculture officers at community and district levels, and veterinary professionals, to raise awareness and educate them about the risk of ASF to pig farming. |
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