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30 November 2018
FAO ECTAD (Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases) has appealed to human and animal health professionals to collaborate in combating the rising global threat of AMR.  The statement was delivered officially by Dr Agnes Agunos during the International Scientific Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, in Jakarta, on 28-29 November 2018. Thoughtful and...
29 November 2018
The Ministry of Agriculture, together with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration in collaboration with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) socialized practical guidlines entitled "Prevention and Control of Zoonoses and Emerging Infectious Diseases through Optimizing the Functions of Puskeswan (Animal...
18 November 2018
FAO through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) in Indonesia together with the Ministry of Agriculture have reaffirmed their commitment to reduce and control antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The commitment was conveyed at the peak of the World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW), which took place on Sunday (18 November)...
12 November 2018
# FAO ECTAD-EPT2 with the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services successfully conduct Zoonotic Disease Action Package/ZDAP Meetings in Bali, 5-6 November 2018   As an integral part of the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) launched in 2014, the Zoonotic Diseases Action Package (ZDAP) is expected to set targets in...
12 November 2018
Over the past 30 years, the world has been facing the emergence of new emerging infectious diseases (EID) including zoonoses. Zoonoses are diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans and vice versa, such as Avian Influenza / Bird Flu, Ebola, MERS-CoV, Zika Virus and SARS. EIDs and zoonoses...