Early detection and response to effectively control a disease outbreak is a key component for pandemic preparedness.  To strengthen influenza surveillance capacity of the animal health authorities in Viet Nam, the Department of Animal Health within the Ministry...

HANOI, 28 NOVEMBER 2016 – The second National Antibiotics Awareness Week in Viet Nam highlights the continued high level commitment of the government against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Running under the theme: Together and Stronger against AMR, the campaign brings together...

FAO Viet Nam's Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), in collaboration with the Department of Animal Health (DAH), organized a Consultation Workshop entitled: ‘Viet Nam Action Plan for Antimicrobial Usage (AMU)/Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) reduction in Livestock Sector’ on 1...

The transboundary Mekong River crosses over Viet Nam and Cambodia where many lives including humans, animals and the ecosystem are dependent upon this stream of source. Despite of the dynamic economic and social exchange along this long spreading streamline, there...

Vinh City –  To celebrate World Rabies Day, the Ministry of Health of Viet Nam, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health...