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The rate of infectious diseases emergence, especially zoonotic pathogens that are transmitted between humans and animals, is rising. Human activities such as handling of bush-meat and wildlife trade, as well as land use change and human encroachment into wildlife habitat, are pushing humans and animals in closer contact and making opportunities for disease spillover from wildlife to human populations. Of 1,415 human pathogens listed, approximately 60% are known to be zoonotic and multiple pathogens are related to a human emerging infectious disease (Taylor et al., 2001).
The project “Strengthening Capacity for the Implementation of One Health in Vietnam” (SCOH) is currently seeking for 01 Accountant and 01 Knowledge Management Officer to support the operations of the Project.
On 25 and 26 August 2015, an International Conference on Zoonotic Disease Prevention and Control: Addressing Health Threats Posed by Zoonotic Diseases - Global Collaboration and Technical Exchange was organized in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. The international conference was hosted by the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam and Ministry of Health of Indonesia.
The project “Strengthening Capacity for the Implementation of One Health in Vietnam” (SCOH) is currently seeking: Two consultants: International (Team leader) and national consultants to conduct a study on Estimating the economic cost of rabies in Viet Nam.
As an adjunct to the two-day 2015 APACI Influenza Summit, a focus group discussion explored issues and challenges of human and veterinary influenza vaccine production in Vietnam. Approximately 25 people attended from Vietnamese government agencies (NIHE, NCVD, DAH, IBT), private sector vaccine companies (Vabiotech, IVAC, Navetco, RTD), academia and NGOs (PATH, Oxford University, Cambridge University), international agencies (WHO, FAO), and representatives of APACI.
Following up the suggestion of the National Extension Agricultural Center (NAEC) as co-chair of the One Health Communication Network (OHCN), the second quarterly workshop and a fieldtrip of the network was conducted in Ninh Binh province on 11th and 12th June, 2015. Besides regular meeting to update member’s communication activities and plans, main objective of the fieldtrip was to visit 2 model pig farms supported by the National Agricultural Extension Center in Ninh Binh province, in order to learn about and discuss livestock production and communication at the local level from a One Health perspective.
Viet Nam is one of the eight UN Delivering as One (DaO) pilot countries which supports a close working relationship among UN partners. And within the UN Viet Nam One Plan and specifically the Health Joint Planning Group (JPG), the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Viet Nam and World Health Organization (WHO) have been key players in the Communicable Diseases sub-group leading to development of a joint work plan and activities such as addressing H7N9 collaboratively through One Health.
MERS-CoV is a viral respiratory illness that is caused by a novel coronavirus first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. As of 22nd June 2015, a total of 1345 MERS-CoV infected cases, including 427 deaths, have been reported in 27 countries all over the world. In Asia, Korea has been the most impacted country by MERS-CoV, with 172 infected cases and 27 deaths.
At the 9th session on 19 June 2015, the National Assembly XIII of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has finalized decision on the Veterinary Law through voting, with a dominant approval rating by 98.6% of total participating Member of Parliament. This event is considered to be a successful development with critical historical meaning to the animal health sector in Vietnam.
Since Thursday 18th June 2015, the office of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Viet Nam has moved to the Green One United Nations House at 304 Kim Ma, Ha Noi, Viet Nam.
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