Highlights include celebration of two decades of FAO ECTAD’s impact in Asia and the Pacific; as well as the coverage of World AMR Awareness Week 2024 in the region.

Highlights include: FAO ECTAD in Asia and the Pacific marks 20 years of partnership in animal and global health; FAO regional forum on innovations to support sustainable livestock transformation; and FAO joins Thailand’s Global One Health Day celebration.

FAO and partners assessed animal health surveillance systems in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, aiming to identify gaps, enhance capacities and strengthen preparedness against transboundary animal diseases.

A high-level delegation from FAO has begun a three-day visit to the Federal Republic of Nepal, led by the FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu. Qu is joined by his Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Jong-Jin Kim, his Chief Economist, Maximo Torero, ...

FAO in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) facilitated two significant meetings for the Indian Network for Fishery and Animal Antimicrobial Resistance (INFAAR) in Bhubaneswar.

FAO, in collaboration with the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Department of Fisheries (DoF) and the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), organized a two-day expert consultation to review and revise activities of the animal health and fisheries sector for the Nationa...

FAO organized a one-day multisectoral experts workshop on animal health with a One Health approach on 14 March 2024 in Delhi. The meeting welcomed an esteemed gathering of over 60 participants,  including experts from the animal, human, environment and wildlife sectors, donor agency – USAID,...

FAO met the Animal Husbandry Commissioner of India (AHC), Dr Abhijit Mitra to formulate a comprehensive standard veterinary treatment guideline tailored for India.

Takayuki Hagiwara, FAO Representative in India and FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) team participated in a two-day expert consultation to develop the Poultry Action Plan of India. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India organised the two-...

Takayuki Hagiwara, FAO Representative in India along with Dr Roderico Ofrin WHO Representative to India, and the FAO ECTAD India team visited the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in New Delhi on 2 May 2024 to gain first-hand knowledge of health information management.

FAO organized a one-day consultation with senior officials from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) to discuss ongoing and future collaborative initiatives of FAO and the Government of India.

On 8-9 August 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, organized a two-day workshop to finalize the Standard Veterinary Treatment Guidelines (SVTGs).

From 28 to 30 August 2024, FAO, in collaboration with the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) and FAO Regional Office of the Asia and Pacific (FAORAP), organized a three-day workshop on animal infectious disease prioritization in Delhi.

On 15-17 October 2024, FAO, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), organized a training on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) and data analysis using WHONET software at the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

FAO in collaboration with the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India; the World Bank; and the Asian Development Bank, launched the Pandemic Fund Project in India, titled “Animal Health Security Strengthening in India for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.”

In a significant stride towards tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in India, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has been instrumental in establishing the India Network for Fisheries and Animal Antimicrobial Resistance (INFAAR). This initiative marks a pioneeri...

Stakeholders from across the globe have gathered in Siem Reap for a five-day event to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) within the agrifood sector by learning from other countries’ experiences to design proactive work plans. The United Nations and governments worldwide recognise AMR as a seri...

Viet Nam Department of Animal Health (DAH), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) urge the public to keep vigilance on the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) upon the detection of new re- assorted HPAI A(H5N1) viruses in chickens and muscovy ducks thr...

An Giang Province. Viet Nam. FAO ECTAD Viet Nam and Cambodia, IOM and GDPM, Viet Nam MOH organized a One Health cross-border meeting between Viet Nam and Cambodia in An Giang Province from 21-22 August 2024.

Everyone in Viet Nam must join hands against antimicrobial resistance, say officials. With antimicrobial resistance threatening health and the economy, individuals and all sectors in Viet Nam need to join hands against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), participants at a High-Level Roundtable on AMR...