Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Animal Disease Threats: 20 Year of FAO ECTAD
Hybrid Event, 21/11/2024
Thursday, November 21 at 10:30 AM EST
Today, up to 75 percent of emerging infectious diseases originate from animal sources, posing outsized risks to livestock health, agricultural production and trade, and human security. From the African swine fever to the highly pathogenic avian influenza, the socio-economic and health threats posed by transboundary animal diseases are vast and far-reaching. Established in 2004, the FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) implements the largest animal health capacity development programming globally, supporting countries in forecasting, preventing, detecting, and responding to high-impact transboundary animal diseases.
How do transboundary animal diseases relate to the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems? How will improving animal health systems contribute to global health and food security? How can a multisectoral One Health approach be utilized and championed to strengthen global health security, especially in light of the threat of antimicrobial resistance?
During Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week, the CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program and FAO co-hosted a hybrid event to commemorate ECTAD’s 20th anniversary.
Keynote address:
Dr. Stephanie Psaki, U.S. Coordinator for Global Health Security
Panel discussion:
Ms. Nidhi Bouri, USAID, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health
Dr. Thanawat Tiensin, FAO Assistant Director-General for the Animal Production and Health Division
Dr. Erin Sorrell, Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security Senior Scholar
Dr. Michael Murphy, American Veterinary Medical Association Director for Animal Health