Year of publication 2018

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Place of publication Beijing, China ;

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Pages 2

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Publisher FAO ;

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Product type Newsletter

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Series title FAO China ECTAD Highlights

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Series number Vol. 114, July 2018

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Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This monthly publication entitled "FAO China ECTAD Highlights in July 2018" is produced by the FAO ECTAD-China team to inform that the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Video Launch Ceremony entitled “For Better Animal Health, Use Antimicrobials Responsibly” was jointly organized by FAO China Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Office and the Veterinary Bureau (VB) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) on 22 June 2018 in Beijing. The event aimed to raise awareness of AMR and Antimicrobial Use (AMU) with key stakeholders, promote the public, especially farmers, to AMR prevention and control through media and communication. More than 70 delegates, including representatives from UN agencies, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, related embassies in China, national research institutes, as well as celebrity partner and journalists from mainstream media outlets, attended the ceremony. Dr Song Junxia from FAO China ECTAD attended the first meeting of the Technical Working Group (TWG) for the revision of the FAO Guide on Good Emergency Management Practice (GEMP Essentials) in FAO headquarters in Rome from 23-24 July 2018. The objectives of the meeting were to define the scope, objectives and structure of the Guide; to design the general frame of the document; to propose a logical order of recommendations and on which steps the guide should focus the most; and to propose the further agenda of the TWG, with a definition of different milestones.

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Language English

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