EMC‑AH preparedness support is a catalyst for government action and helps leverage resources from partners to strengthen country resilience to animal disease outbreaks. Achievements November 2017–October 2018 Emergency Management Centre for Animal Health EMC‑AH is the leading global centre for animal health emergency management – playing a critical role in strengthening country, regional and international preparedness and response capacity to reduce the impact of animal health emergencies. EMC‑AH coordinated 15 animal health disease events, expanded its role and diversified resource partnerships to build animal health emergency management capacity around the world. EMC‑AH supported six rapid response missions, coordinated six animal disease incidents and contributed to preparedness activities. It also sponsored the Riſt Valley Fever Regional Technical Workshop in Eastern Africa and supported the Emergency Regional Consultative Meeting on African Swine Fever Risk Reduction and Preparedness in East Asia. EMC-AH assistance benefiting 30 countries from November 2017 to October 2018 EMC-AH impact fi Animal disease outbreaks controlled fi Contingency plans for priority diseases developed fi Global Rinderpest Action Plan developed fi Capacity built by training over 1 000 professionals from 128 countries through Good Emergency Management Practices (GEMP) workshops since 2011 Mauritania Côte d’Ivoire Togo China RVF | RVF South Sudan Uganda Democratic Republic of the Congo RVF Rwanda Myanmar Lao People’s Democratic Republic Philippines Cambodia Thailand Republic of Korea Mongolia ASF ASF ASF ASF Djibouti RVF Iran (Islamic Republic of) H5N8 Somalia RVF Ethiopia RVF Kenya RVF United Republic of Tanzania RVF Malawi FMD Zambia FMD RVF | PPR Burundi ASF ASF Benin ASF RVF FMD ASF H5N1 RVF | EVD Congo Rabies Malaysia Rabies ASF Japan ASF ASF Viet Nam ASF | H7N9 RVF the Sudan ASF African swine fever FMD Foot and mouth disease RVF Riſt Valley fever PPR Peste des petits ruminants EVD Ebola virus disease H7N9 Avian influenza H5N8 Avian influenza H5N1 Avian influenza Rabies Diseases Actions Incident coordination Response Preparedness Source: EMC‑AH, October 2018
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EMC‑AH preparedness support is a catalyst for government action and helps leverage resources from partners to strengthen country resilience to animal disease outbreaks.
AchievementsNovember 2017–October 2018
Emergency Management Centre for Animal Health
EMC‑AH is the leading global centre for animal health emergency management – playing a critical role in strengthening country, regional and international preparedness and response capacity to reduce the impact of animal health emergencies.
EMC‑AH coordinated 15 animal health disease events, expanded its role and diversified resource partnerships to build animal health emergency management capacity around the world.
EMC‑AH supported six rapid response missions, coordinated six animal disease incidents and contributed to preparedness activities. It also sponsored the Rift Valley Fever Regional Technical Workshop in Eastern Africa and supported the Emergency Regional Consultative Meeting on African Swine Fever Risk Reduction and Preparedness in East Asia.
EMC-AH assistance benefiting 30 countries from November 2017 to October 2018
EMC-AH impact
fi Animal disease outbreaks controlledfi Contingency plans for priority diseases developedfi Global Rinderpest Action Plan developedfi Capacity built by training over 1 000 professionals from 128 countries
through Good Emergency Management Practices (GEMP) workshops since 2011
Mauritania
Côte d’Ivoire
Togo
China RVF | RVF South Sudan
Uganda
Democratic Republic of the Congo
RVFRwanda
Myanmar
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Philippines
Cambodia
Thailand
Republic of Korea
Mongolia
ASF
ASF
ASF
ASF
Djibouti RVF
Iran (Islamic Republic of) H5N8
Somalia RVF
Ethiopia RVF
Kenya RVF
United Republic of Tanzania RVF
Malawi FMD
Zambia FMD
RVF | PPRBurundi
ASF
ASF
Benin ASF
RVF
FMD
ASF
H5N1
RVF | EVD
Congo Rabies
Malaysia Rabies
ASF
Japan ASF
ASF
Viet Nam ASF | H7N9
RVFthe Sudan
ASF African swine feverFMD Foot and mouth diseaseRVF Rift Valley fever
PPR Peste des petits ruminantsEVD Ebola virus diseaseH7N9 Avian influenza
H5N8 Avian influenzaH5N1 Avian influenzaRabies
DiseasesActions
Incident coordinationResponsePreparedness
Source: EMC‑AH, October 2018
Expanded focus on preparedness
• Published the Global Rinderpest Action Plan • Led two regional rinderpest tabletop exercises in Africa and Asia • Supported an assessment mission for preparedness in Viet Nam• Sponsored Rift Valley Fever Regional Technical Workshop in Eastern Africa• Supported Emergency Regional Consultative Meeting on African
Swine Fever Risk Reduction and Preparedness in East Asia • Procured over 1 700 protective coveralls and ancillary personal
protective equipment• Conducted four GEMP workshops: over 80 professionals trained • Launched the revision of the GEMP manual
Provided leadership and expertise for coordination of six animal disease incidents
Activated FAO Ebola Incident Coordination Group for the Ebola virus disease outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in support of the public health sector
Developed strong collaborative networks and resources
Strengthened collaboration with existing key partnersfi World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE): joint activities and project fi World Health Organization (WHO): Strategic Health Operations Centre
and Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) fi FAO‑OIE‑WHO tripartite collaboration:
• Contributing author to the Tripartite Zoonoses Guide update• Supported a tripartite rapid response mission to Malaysia in
response to rabies outbreaks
Developed collaboration with new organizations • United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs on biological threats • INTERPOL on agro‑terrorism and agro‑crime affecting animals• Academia on experiential learning and knowledge exchange
Resource partners The Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Japan and the United States of America, FAO’s Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities and FAO’s Technical Cooperation funds for emergency projects