FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

THE 11th ASEAN REGIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP (Lab-TAG) MEETING

18/11/2019-20/11/2019 Danang, Vietnam

The 11th Lab-TAG meeting will be held on 18-20 November 2019 in Da Nang, Viet Nam back-to-back with the 7th ASEAN Laboratory Directors’ Forum meeting held on 20-22 November 2019. The meeting will be hosted by FAO in collaboration with Department of Animal Health (DAH), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam. This Lab-TAG will focus on the technical advisory role of the group and will discuss the current status and problems observed with the diagnosis of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Avian Influenza (AI), swine diseases especially African Swine Fever (ASF), Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and other EIDs. The meeting will also discuss the results, conclusions and recommendations from Regional Expert Group Meetings for FMD held in May and October 2019. Further, the meeting aims to coordinate the various laboratory support programs and projects (2019-2020) by the different international organizations, reference laboratories, and donors.

Concept note and Agenda