Global technical consultation on the strategic framework for early warning of animal health threats

FAO

Global technical consultation on the strategic framework for early warning of animal health threats

Rome, Italy, 6–8 November 2023

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 72 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-138726-9

Series title FAO Animal Production and Health Reports

Series number No. 21

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Synopsis (short abstract) Effective early warning systems provide the capacity to generate and disseminate timely and meaningful warning information to enable individuals, communities and organizations threatened by a hazard to prepare and to act appropriately and in sufficient time to reduce the possibility of harm or loss. To support countries in the prevention and management of losses caused by animal diseases the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working to develop a strategic framework for early warning (EW) of animal health threats. FAO organized a global technical consultation to gather expertise across various health sectors and inform development of the framework. The meeting was attended by more than 70 participants, gathering expertise form animal, public and environmental health at various geographical levels. Through a series of brainstorming sessions, experts outlined concrete priority actions and targets that can be put in place in order to strengthen EWS in the short term, move towards anticipatory systems in the medium term, and finally, in the long term, build systems that are focused on prevention. This report summarizes the main discussions and conclusions.

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FAO. 2024. Global technical consultation on the strategic framework for early warning of animal health threats – Rome,Italy, 6–8 November 2023. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0466en

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