Viet Nam
On March 1, 2016, the launching meeting and signing ceremony for the Partnership Framework of the Viet Nam One Health Partnership for Zoonoses (OHP) was successfully organized in Hanoi. The meeting was co-chaired by the Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Vice Minister of Health, the UN Resident Coordinator and the United States Ambassador to Viet Nam, with the participation of 27 signatories and around one hundred representatives from national and international agencies.
Following a clear trend globally and in Viet Nam of moving towards a One Health approach to emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), also adopting the suggestion of the Partnership members and under the direction of the Government, extensive consultations have indicated consensus about re-launching the Partnership as the Viet Nam One Health Partnership for Zoonoses (OHP).
ECOMORE (standing for ECOnomic development, ECOsystem Modifications and emerging infectious diseases Risk Evaluation)
In response to World Rabies Day, Viet Nam’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), together with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Animals Protection (WAP) have joined hands to stop rabies in Viet Nam and to promote the message “Let’s end rabies together by vaccinating dogs” to policy makers, animal and public health professionals, dog owners and the general public.
One of the most concerning issues in livestock sector currently is the misuse of antibiotics, which results in threats to public health as well as the socio-economic development of the country.
The situation of avian influenza has become complex over the past few months around the world in general and in Asia in particular.
Technical and financial support to be given in Vietnam to keep humans and animals safe from diseases
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viet Nam and the Government of Viet Nam are joining hands in making both livestock and people in Viet Nam safer from potential diseases thanks to the 2,1 million USD of funding provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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).
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