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EMPRES-AH FAO’s EMERGENCY PREVENTION SYSTEM for ANIMAL HEALTH
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ANIMAL HEALTH THREATS Three of today’s major challenges to animal and public health: Risk of Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) outbreaks (e.g. Avian Influenza, FMD & PPR) Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Food and feed safety
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FAO’s RESPONSE: EMPRES-AH Sustainable capacity building Knowledge sharing Tools & Strategies Coordination & Networking
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SUSTAINABLE CAPACITY BUILDING Technical training Increased surveillance Laboratory diagnostics training Strengthening laboratory capacity Disease management Developing tools for disease control and eradication Advocacy for political will
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KNOWLEDGE SHARING Enabling research environment Up-to-date disease intelligence and technology Information sharing on applied research Disseminating information: PUBLICATIONS : EMPRES 360, EMPRES Watch, FOCUS ON EMPRES 360EMPRES WatchFOCUS ON WEBSITE : EMPRES-AH EMPRES-AH
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TOOLS & STRATEGIES Online Information Systems EMPRES-i EMPRES-i Reporting Systems EMA-i (Event Mobile Application) Genetic Module Risk Assessment Lab Mapping Tool
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COORDINATION & NETWORKING Disease control activities at country and regional level Grass roots multisectoral approach to health management Networking (FMD, OFFLU)
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Current collaboration with China Avian influenza A(H7N9) surveillance and response TCP on African Swine Fever (ASF) since July 2014 Link-TADs: China - EU Animal Health Research coordination Enabling regional cooperation on Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and small ruminants TADs surveillance
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Current collaboration with China OFFLU: network of expertise on animal influenza FAO Reference Centre Harbin Tripartite collaboration China/Mongolia/Russia on TADs
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Action: What we do Offer technical and operational assistance to help affected governments assess epidemiological situations and diagnose outbreaks of animal diseases
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Missions to date 71 missions 43 countries (approx. 35% HPAI, 21% Zoonoses and 44% other TADs) Turkey – HPAI Madagascar – RVF Togo – ASF
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71 missions, 43 countries
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GEMP as a concept Overall approach to management of disease emergencies Composed of multiple and expanding list of specific tools: “GEMP: The essentials” manual Technical Response SOPs Others to follow 17
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Prepare Prevent Detect Respond Recover 18 Emergency Disease Management GEMP Cycle
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Uganda, Nov 2011 Tunisia, Sep 2012 Ivory Coast, Apr 2013 Tanzania, May 2013 Kenya, May 2013 Jordan, Nov 2013 China, May 2013 Pakistan South Asia, May 2014 Sudan South Africa, Aug 2014 Mesoamerica and S. America, Sep 2014 To date: 27 countries, 196 participants
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