- Programme H:
- Prevention and control of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) at source (by establishing national and regional strategies, strengthening laboratory diagnosis including provision of laboratory equipment/materials)
OIE/Japan Special Trust Fund Project on HPAI Control at Source in Southeast Asia
The main objective of the Project is to strengthen the capacity of veterinary services at the regional and national levels to control HPAI. The Project will achieve this by: (i) providing support to improve regional and national HPAI control strategies; (ii) encouraging HPAI information sharing to further strengthen regional early warning system; (iii) strengthening the capacity of regional and national reference and diagnostic laboratories; and (iv) providing training to veterinarians and paraprofessionals in charge of HPAI control activities.
The Project is implemented in the following eight countries in Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
- The Project comprises the following four components:
- (1) To encourage the improvement of regional and national HPAI control strategies including the development of a contingency plan;
- (2) To encourage HPAI information sharing to further strengthen regional early warning systems;
- (3) To strengthen diagnostic capacity of regional collaborating laboratories and national reference/diagnostic laboratories for HPAI including the holding of training courses on advanced HPAI diagnosis and installment of high-performance diagnostic equipment; and
- (4) To hold training courses for field veterinarians and para-professionals on HPAI strategic surveillance.
Coordination Meetings
- Second Meetings of the Coordination Committee and the Joint Steering Committee of the OIE/Japan Special Trust Fund Programme for HPAI Control at Source in Southeast Asia (Bangkok, Thailand, 13-15 December 2006)
- THE FIRST MAFF-JAPAN/OIE/FAO JOINT CONFERENCE ON SPECIAL TRUST FUND PROGRAMME FOR HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA CONTROL AT SOURCE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (Tokyo, Japan, 25-26 April 2006)
OIE/Japan Trust Fund Programme for Strengthening Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Control in Asia
The new two Projects for strengthening HPAI control in Asia were inaugurated in April 2008, under the OIE/Japan Trust Fund Project for 5 years from 2008-2012 and under the OIE/Japan Special Trust Fund Project for the 2008-2009 fiscal year.
The first Project includes (a) Strengthening Information Netoworking in Asia, (b) Strengthening Capacity of Veterinary Services, and (c) Surveillance of wild birds and domestic animals along migratory flyways and Strengthening the Database for AI accessibly by OIE Members.
The second Project includes (a) capacity building for diagnosis and surveillance of HPAI and (b) procurement and provision of laboratory equipment and materials.