1. APHCA ’ s joint activities on technical capacity building in member countries:

2. Workshop and working group meeting on BSE and other prion diseases To pursue with technical capacity building on BSE/prion diseases diagnosis and surveillance, the 4 th OIE/FAO-APHCA workshop and working group meeting on BSE and other prion diseases [in collaboration with NVRQS, Rep. of Korea] will be organized in Seoul between 24 and 26 February 2010* (* Using the APHCA TCDC fund to cover international travel costs of 5 selected APHCA participants).

3. Chronology of BSE-related workshops co-organized by FAO-APHCA and OIE Asia-Pacific Office: Trainings and workshops on BSE/prion diseases: - Three training workshops (using IHC and ELISA) at NIAH- Thailand in November 2001, October 2003 and March 2005; - Joint workshops on BSE risk analysis and public awareness were organized in Chiang Mai in October 2003. - Two advanced training workshops (using WB and IHC) and the 1 st and the 2 nd Working Group Meetings were organized at NIAH-Japan in November-December 2005 and January 2007. - P.R. China hosted the 3 rd OIE/FAO-APHCA Regional Workshop and Working Group Meeting (in collaboration with CAHEC), in Qingdao, between 23-25 September 2008. - Rep. of Korea will host the 4 th Regional Workshop and Working Group Meeting in Seoul, between 24 and 26 February 2010.

4. Outcomes of the regional activities on BSE and other prion diseases: -The OIE/FAO-APHCA Working Group on BSE/Prion Diseases was formed in 2005 with an open forum for exchanges of the disease information and updated know-how. - Monoclonal antibodies for BSE and scrapies diagnosis have been provided by the CAHEC to the Working Group members since 2007, through the APHCA Secretariat’s contact, free of charge.

5. OIE/FAO-APHCA Regional Workshop on Bluetongue Diagnosis and Control (for selected member countries) - Bluetongue is an important arbo-borne viral disease in ruminants. The pathogenic sero-vars of bluetongue virus can cause major economic lost and public health hazard. -A 4-day regional workshop on Bluetongue diagnosis and control is proposed to be held [in collaboration with the Directorate General of Livestock Service (DGLS)/GOI], at the National Research Institute for Veterinary Science in Bogor, Indonesia, tentatively in April – May 2009 has been adjourned to be organized in 2010*. (*Pending confirmation on collaboration from the DGLS/GOI.)

6. WTO’s SPS agreement A series of (6) workshops on WTO’s SPS agreement were co- organized with OIE-Tokyo Office, between 2001 and 2007. The approved 7 th FAO-APHCA/OIE Regional workshop on WTO ’ s SPS agreement, to be held in August – September 2009 has been adjourned to be organized in 2010 (in collaboration with DLD of Thailand and FVM-CMU).

7. FAO-APHCA/OIE Regional Workshop on Brucellosis Diagnosis and Control - The 1 st (demo) workshop on Brucellosis diagnosis and control (with an emphasis on B. melitensis) was organized [in collaboration with DLD of Thailand and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University (FVM- CMU)], in Chiang Mai and Lampang, Thailand, between 20 and 23 October 2008. - The 2 nd (hands-on) workshop was organized in Khon Kaen, Thailand, between 8 and 11 June 2009 (in collaboration with DLD). (RBT antigens were provided to all 15 participating countries and Fiji) -The 3 rd workshop is proposed to be organized in Sukhothai and Phitsanulok provinces in the first week of November 2010 (in collaboration with DLD).

8. Regional Collaboration on Brucellosis Diagnosis and Control The collaboration shall focus on: -quality assurance including standardization of testing procedures and diagnostic reagents (for future ring test activities), and -strengthening of regional collaboration on diagnosis and control of Brucellosis. In addition to the workshop, provisions of RBT antigens produced by the Thai DLD, standard diagnostic manuals and promotion of ring test trials is proposed for funding by APHCA.

9. Master in Veterinary Public Health (MVPH) Programme - The APHCA Secretariat technically collaborates and supports various VPH-related activities of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Chiang Mai University (FVM- CMU), over the past decade. - FVM-CMU together with the Free University of Berlin offer scholarships to students from Asia-Pacific region and priority is given to APHCA member countries.

10. MVPH Scholarships and APHCA (2003 – 2009)