Foot-and-mouth disease vaccine security: challenges and strategic approaches
12/05/2026
FMD continues to pose a major global threat to food security, livelihoods, and trade. Ensuring access to effective and well-matched vaccines remains a critical pillar of disease prevention and control...
Artificial intelligence and biosecurity: bridging science and practice for predictive animal health
04/05/2026
The webinar will bring together cutting edge innovation and practical field experience to explore how animal biosecurity can be strengthened from farm to policy level...
Global One Health Intelligence in action - Official launch of the GLEWS+ platform and website
28/04/2026
GLEWS+ is a flagship One Health intelligence mechanism jointly established by FAO, WHO and WOAH to strengthen collaboration across sectors and improve the early detection of health threats...
Current global situation and emerging risks for foot-and-mouth disease
27/04/2026
FMD remains one of the most contagious and economically significant transboundary animal diseases, with major implications for food security, livelihoods, and trade. Recent developments, most notably the spread...
Improving Collaboration between Veterinarians and Veterinary Paraprofessionals. Experiences from Uganda, Nigeria, and South Africa
21/04/2026
FAO in collaboration with the World Veterinary Association (WVA) and the African Veterinary Technicians Association (AVTA), presents this webinar on strengthening collaboration between veterinarians and veterinary paraprofessionals...
Assessing the impact of the 'Empowering Veterinary Paraprofessional Entrepreneurs project' in Nigeria
10/04/2026
In Nigeria, as in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, there are relatively few veterinarians, and public veterinary services necessarily focus on surveillance and control of priority diseases. This can create gaps in routine livestock...
Data-driven biosecurity: modelling risk and ensuring continuity in animal production
26/03/2026
Strengthening biosecurity in modern livestock systems requires practical tools that translate complex interactions between farms, people and animals into actionable risk intelligence. This webinar presents complementary approaches...
Launch of the Mpox guide on animal case detection
19/03/2026
FAO officially launched a new publication “Mpox case detection in animals - A guide to epidemiological and laboratory investigations”, which is a new technical resource designed to strengthen early detection and response to mpox...
Assessing the impact of the ''Empowering Veterinary Paraprofessional Entrepreneurs" project - Uganda
20/02/2026
In Uganda, as in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, there are relatively few veterinarians, and public veterinary services necessarily focus on surveillance and control of priority diseases...
Veterinary biosecurity performance roadmap - Operationalize leadership in prevention and emergency disease control
19/02/2026
The webinar focuses on the strategic, practical, and operational role of veterinarians in strengthening biosecurity across animal health systems. With increasing pressure from transboundary, emerging, and endemic animal diseases...
Update from FAO, WOAH and the OFFLU on latest initiatives for avian influenza prevention and control
13/02/2026
Avian influenza (AI) remains a major global challenge for poultry production, trade, wildlife, livelihoods and public health. The spread of AI into new geographic regions and host species in recent years, alongside zoonotic infections in humans...
Beyond the manual: A holistic approach to biosecurity implementation through WABA, SOPs, information
04/02/2026
This series explores how biosecurity can be consistently and sustainably implemented across educational, institutional, and field settings, contributing to improved animal health and production, One Health and food security...
Rift Valley Fever Early Warning Decision Support Tool (RVF DST)
10/12/2025
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a climate-sensitive, vector-borne zoonotic disease that affects livestock, people, and livelihoods across Africa. To strengthen early warning and coordinated response...
Biosecurity procedures at a wildlife rehabilitation facility during an HPAI outbreak
09/12/2025
This webinar describes how The Raptor Center (TRC) at the University of Minnesota used biosecurity principles and quarantine procedures, combined with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing...
Leveraging early warning and risk-based surveillance to inform timely and cost-effective decisions
03/12/2025
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease that affects both livestock and humans, with serious consequences for public health, food security, and livelihoods. Endemic in parts of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula...
Assessing the impact of the ''Empowering Veterinary Paraprofessional Entrepreneurs" project
26/11/2025
The webinar will share evidence of how VPPs are closing critical service-delivery gaps by increasing farmers’ access to animal health services, promoting improved husbandry and disease-prevention practices...
Estimating the costs of disease outbreaks: Application of the OutCost tool
24/11/2025
This webinar described the use of the Outbreak Costing Tool (OutCost) to estimate the direct financial costs of animal disease outbreaks and their control. OutCost has been applied to a range of major transboundary animal diseases...
Launch of the framework for early warning of animal health threats
14/11/2025
The event presents the new FAO framework, which addresses these challenges by providing countries with a practical roadmap to strengthen surveillance, monitoring, risk assessment, communication...
The role of storytelling and technology in biosecurity awareness and training
06/11/2025
This month’s webinar featured Rob Barwell (Animal Health Australia) and Kat Bidstrup (Think Digital). They explored how immersive technology overcomes traditional barriers in biosecurity education...
Driving innovations on biosecurity: A collaborative model between academia and industry
03/10/2025
This webinar was led by Ilias Chantziaras, Chair of Biosecurity in Animal Production at University of Ghent, Scott Killeen, Director R&D Ecolab, and Elien Clayes, Technical Support Global Animal Health at CID LINES, an Ecolab Company...