One Health Communication Network (OHCN) Quarter IV meeting, Hanoi
In the meeting, OHCN members provided updates on ongoing and upcoming activities related to emerging infectious diseases and other activities. Representatives from the Communications Subcommittee of the Steering Committee on Dangerous and Emerging Diseases of the MOH and the National Agricultural Extension Center (NAEC) gave presentations on prevention and control activities for Ebola virus disease in Vietnam and agricultural extension activities for prevention and control of disease in poultry, respectively. Participants from WHO, FAO, USAID, the Vietnam One Health University Network (VOHUN), the Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA), the Vietnam Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Management Authority and the Centre for Health Education and Communications (CHE) also shared information related to their communication and other activities. Especially, Dr. Michael O’Leary, USAID/Viet Nam’s Senior Infectious Diseases Advisor, brought some updates on the new EPT 2 Programme funded by US Government.
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) then presented the project outputs and test results of the project “PREDICT Pathogen Surveillance in Wildlife at Key Interfaces between Wildlife and Humans in Vietnam”. The results of European - Southeast-Asian Experts “One Health in Action” workshop in Hanoi from 13th-15th October 2014 were also summarized by National Institute of Veterinary Research(NIVR). Besides, PAHI Secretariat took this opportunity to briefly introduce their new One Health website which aims to maintain and enhance communication and information sharing and knowledge management for One Health in Viet Nam.
