FAO in Uganda

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10 November 2023
November 10 2023, Jinja – The fourth cohort of the In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) program, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), has successfully concluded today in Jinja, Uganda. The training...
29 September 2023
The Government of Uganda and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) oriented critical decision makers in key ministries and agencies on international Health Regulations (IHR, 2005)/Joint External Evaluation (JEE) to improve their understanding of the modalities and their expected responsibilities towards enhancing national health security; especially...
29 September 2023
Ongoing anticipatory response to livestock diseases in Karamoja and Elgon sub-regions     Kampala, Uganda –The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has donated an assortment of vaccines worth $1 million to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) for the implementation of a vaccination campaign as...
27 September 2023
On September 26th, 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Uganda held a national webinar in honor of World Rabies Day. The webinar focused on the urgent matter of eliminating rabies in the country and highlighted the importance of the One Health approach in achieving Uganda's goal of eradicating...
15 August 2023
In an effort to build the field epidemiology capacity of the veterinary workforce in Uganda, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries launched the fourth cohort of front-line In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) programme. ISAVET is a four-month...