The Annual One Health Forum 2019 in Hanoi on June 12 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The took
place in Hanoi on June 12, highlighting Vietnam’s efforts to prevent and
control .
The event was held by the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development within the framework of the Vietnam One
Health Partnership for Zoonoses (OHP).
Speeches at the event provided updates on the
One Health Strategic Plan (OHSP) for 2016-2020 in building the capacity for the
community and animal healthcare systems at all levels to step up the monitoring
and diagnosis of emerging infectious diseases in humans and animals. This
strategy aims to gradually eliminate rabies in humans, promote safe
agricultural production, and detects risks of new disease outbreaks.
Participants shared experience in preventing
zoonoses. Domestic and foreign partners also pledged to support Vietnam to
prevent and fight emerging infectious diseases.
They agreed that it is necessary to enhance
inter-sectoral and inter-governmental cooperation in the integration of zoonoses
prevention programmes.
UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin
Wiesen highly valued the country’s efforts to carry out the OHSP in preventing
. She added the meeting would propose solutions and plans to specify
models for successfully coordinating the OHP and ensuring the sustainability of
this programme.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development Phung Duc Tien said in Vietnam, the OHSP for 2016-2020 is being
implemented strongly and effectively. In 2018 and the first half of this year,
the country successfully organised three ministerial-level meetings on ASEAN
agricultural and forestry cooperation.
It has established itself as the leading country
in rabies prevention and control in Southeast Asia through the organisation of
the ASEAN health and agricultural officials’ conference and the ASEAN
Tripartite Rabies Meeting. It also completed a report reviewing the
implementation outcomes of the ASEAN Rabies Elimination Strategy.
Vietnam also hosted the 21st International
Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Pacific Rim, which shared
experience and promoted cooperation in the field among regional countries.
Tien noted that these activities have not only
helped turn Vietnam into one of the exemplary countries in the One Health
approach but also affirmed its Government’s commitment to fighting zoonoses.
The OHP made debut on March 1, 2016 with the
participation of the Vietnamese Government, along with 27 domestic and foreign
agencies and organisations. They have worked together to carry out the OHSP for
2016-2020, aiming to promote the country’s capacity in coping with risks of
zoonoses arising from the human – animal – environment interaction.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
