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On 15 January 2015, Directive No. 396/CT-BNN-TCLN was issued by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development with purpose of enhancing effective risk prevention in farms of dangerous animals. It provides guidance from Provincial People’s Committee Chair persons to provincial functional agencies in the application of measures for significantly improving management over wildlife farming locations as well as trade and usage activities.
The Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and the US Ambassador to Viet Nam Ted Osius cut the ribbon to officially inaugurate Emergency Operation Center at a ceremony in Hanoi on 3 February, 2015.
On 3rd February 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in cooperation with the Ministry of Health (MOH) through the Partnership on Avian and Human Influenza (PAHI) co-organized the 3rd National One Health Conference with the theme of infectious disease risks at the human-animal-ecosystem interface in Viet Nam. The meeting was chaired by Vice Minister Vu Van Tam, MARD and Vice Minister Nguyen Thanh Long, MOH. Besides, Mr. Ted Osius, Ambassador of the United States of America to Viet Nam, and Ms. Pratibha Mehta, United Nations Resident Coordinator to Viet Nam also attended and had the opening remarks at the opening session of the conference. More than 100 participants coming from 22 Vietnamese and 18 international agencies joined the meeting.
On 3rd February 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in cooperation with the Ministry of Health (MOH) through the Partnership on Avian and Human Influenza (PAHI) co-organized the 3rd National One Health Conference: infectious disease risks at the human-animal-ecosystem interface in Viet Nam.
On 7 October 2014, the Secretariat of Partnership on Avian and Human Influenza (PAHI) supported the Committee on Science, Technology and Environment (CSTE) of the National Assembly and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to organize the Development of Veterinary Law Workshop in Can Tho. The workshop was chaired by Mr. Phung Duc Tien, Standing member of the CSTE, and co-chaired by Mr. Mai Van Hiep, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Animal Health, who is responsible for Southern area. The chair and co-chaired provided open-remarks and introduced key contents of the Veterinary Law.
On 25 November 2014, PAHI Secretariat facilitated to organize the Quarter IV One Health Communication Network (OHCN) meeting in Hanoi with the attendance of participants from different national and international partners including Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Ministry of Health (MOH), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and other stakeholders.
Since 2010, numerous anthrax outbreaks in cattle and humans have been detected in some Northern mountainous provinces. In September 2014, infected cattle were reported in Meo Vac district, Ha Giang province, causing transmission to humans due to the slaughtering and consuming of sick or death cattle.
With the purpose of raising public awareness of rabies and enhancing government support and commitment at all levels, on 27 September 2014, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) in cooperation with the General Department of Preventive Medicine – MOH and the Department of Animal Health – MARD and funding from WHO, FAO celebrated the World Rabies Day 28/09/2014 in Hoa Binh province, which ranks 3rd nationwide in 2013 and 2nd this year regarding the number of rabies deaths.
A consultation meeting to enhance One Health coordination mechanisms between the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and international partners was organized in Hanoi on 21st October 2014. The meeting was chaired by Professor Tran Dac Phu, Director-General of the General Department of Preventive Medicine (GDPM), the Ministry of Health (MOH) and vice-chaired by Mdm. Nguyen Thu Thuy, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Animal Health (DAH) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
FAO shares 8 years of achievement for bird flu control in Viet Nam and a future commitment.
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