Dr Nguyen Tung, Head of Planning Division, DAH, facilitated the development of risk pathway for avian influenza with support from WHO, NIHE and Pasteur Institute

Hai Phong, Viet Nam. FAO ECTAD in Viet Nam organized a joint risk assessment (JRA) workshop in collaboration with Department of Animal Health (DAH)  5-6 May 2022 in Hai Phong city. Following the introduction of the tripartite joint risk assessment (JRA) tool in 2019, the government of Viet Nam, led by General Department of Preventive Medicine (GDPM), Ministry of Health, has adapted the JRA tool according to the institutional structure and legislation in Viet Nam.

The workshop in Hai Phong, facilitated by JRA team from DAH, GDPM, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), WHO and FAO, applied the Vietnamese adapted JRA tool to identify high risk interface and gaps of information for the two priority zoonoses; avian influenza and rabies.

The workshop outputs can also be used to guide the development of future zoonoses surveillance, and to promote timely information sharing and coordinated response. The finalized JRA tool will allow the government of Viet Nam to conduct the JRA regularly contributing to the global health security and WHO International Health Regulations implementation in Viet Nam.

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