The rapid expansion of pig production in Vietnam calls for the urgent need to tackle animal disease risks that could adversely affect pig health, productivity, and the livelihoods of pig farmers. Recognizing this need, from 20 to 22 November 2024, FAO supported Viet Nam's Department of Livestock ...

In a significant stride towards a rabies-free Indonesia, the West Java Provincial Government and the Sukabumi Regency Government, in collaboration with the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health of the Ministry of Agriculture (DGLAHS MoA), supported by the Food and Agriculture Organiz...

In response to global and national challenges posed by emerging threats, including zoonotic diseases, the Indonesian government, under the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and with the support from the United St...

The 2024 Wildlife Journalism Competition (WJC) officially concluded with an award ceremony at the Postgraduate Auditorium of the Faculty of Communication Sciences, Padjadjaran University. Initiated by the Center for Environmental Communication Studies at Padjadjaran University, in partnership wit...

 The World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are today calling for comprehensive action across Indonesia to stop rabies deaths in humans, emphasizing that every rabies death is preventable. The UN agencies are urging both personal pro...

The growing issue of AMR poses a significant threat to public and animal health. AMR leads to higher treatment costs and putting national goals for disease control and food security at risk. In response, the Indonesian government established a national policy for AMR control through the CMHDCA Re...

The Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID), introduced a programme to implement Minimum Service ...

To enhance the contribution of veterinary health to achieving public health while ensuring sustainable poultry productivity, the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health of the Ministry of Agriculture (DGLAHS MoA), in collaboration with FAO and with support from the United States Agency...

The Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), in collaboration with FAO and with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is pleased to announce the commencement of a programme aimed at implementing Minimum Service...

The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and through the support from United States Agency for International Development (USAID), successfully conducted a training on coordinated investigation of zoonotic events usi...

 Following the successful launch and implementation of a zoonoses curriculum in schools in West Java, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), in collaboration with FAO, Yogyakarta Balai Besar Guru Penggerak (BBGP), and Gadjah Mada University, has expanded its zoonoses awareness programme to eleme...

Wild pigs, such as the Javan warty pig and wild boar, play an important role in ecosystems across Asia and the Pacific. However, they are facing extinction threats primarily due to ASF. The FAO and its partners are calling for urgent and collaborative action to protect these species.

The consultation workshop on the establishment of broiler farmer field school (BFFS) in Lao PDR was held from 5th– 6th August 2024 in Vangvieng District of Vientiane Province. The workshop was supported by the Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lao People’ Democratic Republic. 

Assistant Director-General and Director of the Animal Production and Health Division (NSA)/Chief Veterinarian of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mr Thanawat Tiensin, made courtesy visits to Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) to purposely tighten connection among key partners to ensure greater and better impacts on the development work for the people of  Lao People's Democratic Republic.

The multi-sectoral National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Committee held a two-day review meeting between 3-4 October 2024 in Vangvieng District, Vientiane Province, with all key stakeholders involved in addressing AMR in Lao PDR. 

A public walk in Vientiane, hosted by an alliance of ministries and development partners working to address the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), brought much-needed attention to this critical health issue.

The Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), jointly with the Department of Livestock and Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, organized its 20th anniversary celebration. 

Highlights include: Launch of the Pandemic Fund project in India; 75 years of FAO-ROK partnership; HPAI outbreak investigation in Viet Nam; Lab coordination meeting in Cambodia; and USAID’s visit to ASF biosecurity intervention sites in the Philippines.

Highlights of this edition are: Facilitating the USAID field visit in Thailand; building resilience of frontline responders for animal health emergencies in the Philippines; sequencing AI viruses isolated from captive wild species in Viet Nam; Poultry value chain meeting in Nepal; and field va...

The Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Provincial Administration Office of Sayaboury Province, marked World Rabies Day 2024 at Sayaboury Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office, alongside the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).