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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet20 Years of the FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Programme
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2024Also available in:
No results found.Established in 2004, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) plans and delivers animal health assistance to countries responding to the threat of high-impact diseases. By helping to avoid national, regional and global spread, FAO ECTAD has made a significant contribution to the protection of people and animals from disease and other health threats.In the past 20 years, the number of countries served by FAO ECTAD has grown to this year having nearly 50 Members Nations, with new FAO ECTAD teams established in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the Near East. This number is expected to grow further, with more countries indicating their desire to institute FAO ECTAD teams.This brochure marks the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of FAO ECTAD. It provides an overview of the work of the programme, including its partnerships and success stories. It also presents the programme's activities across more than 50 Member Nations and its future activities. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetEmergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD): Briefing note
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2023Also available in:
No results found.This briefing note provides an overview of the activities, coverage and objectives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD). Established in 2004, FAO ECTAD plans and delivers animal health assistance to more than 49 countries responding to the threat of high-impact diseases. By helping to avoid national, regional and global spread, the work of ECTAD contributes to the protection of people and animals from disease and other health threats. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetEmergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD)
Asia and the Pacific region
2022Also available in:
No results found.The FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) is working with member countries to strengthen the capacity of their animal health sector since the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the region in 2004. It continues to support countries to reduce the risks of animal health threats that can devastate livelihoods and food security. By building countries’ capacities to prevent, detect and respond to these threats, FAO ECTAD plays an essential role in protecting the health of people and animals, and safeguarding farmers’ livelihoods, economy and food security. The FAO ECTAD implements several activities that contribute to capacity development, addressing cross-cutting issues and risk mitigation. The FAO ECTAD in Asia and the Pacific operates in several countries including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and Viet Nam.
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