Videos

Strengthening animal health systems for a resilient future: FAO ECTAD’s impact in Asia-Pacific

25/02/2025

FAO’s Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) plays a critical role in advancing animal health and global health security in Asia and the Pacific.

Safeguarding Bhutan’s Livelihoods: The Fight Against African Swine Fever

09/02/2025

First detected in Bhutan in May 2021, African swine fever outbreaks have affected pig farmers across multiple districts, especially in the south. With over 60 percent of Bhutan’s population relying on agriculture and pig farming on the rise, ASF poses a serious threat to food security and rural livelihoods.

Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Animal Disease Threats: 20 Years of UN FAO ECTAD

21/11/2024

During this year’s antimicrobial resistance (AMR) awareness week, the american Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Global Food and Water Security Program was pleased to host a public event to commemorate ECTAD’s 20th anniversary. Watch the event online.

Rabies: how can the transmission of the virus be prevented? What does the law say?

02/10/2024

In this second podcast on rabies, Dr Patrick Ngou welcomes Dr Tejiokem Cyrille, a medical epidemiologist, who discusses pre- and post- exposure prophylaxis to prevent the virus, and Dr Garga Gonne, Director of Veterinary Services at the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries (MINEPIA) then addresses the issue of legislation in Cameroon.

What is rabies? How is it transmitted? What are the symptoms and impacts on public and animal health?

27/09/2024

As part of World Rabies Day, celebrated on September 28, Dr Patrick Ngou, pediatrician, talks with Dr Sandrine Kenne, veterinarian, to raise awareness about the facets of this very deadly disease, whose consequences are not well known to the public.