VGP – The PM has approved the Immediate Technical Assistance to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) to Viet Nam – phase 7.
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The project is sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) via the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is in charge of implementing the project.
The project aims to limit and control the spread of HPAI and reduce the risk of H5N1 outbreaks and other emerging infectious diseases for people.
It will strengthen communication coordination and policy execution, improve supervision of avian diseases and lab activities, upgrade the network to cope with diseases in Viet Nam and its border areas by promoting trans-border cooperative activities and establish public-private partnership strategy in breeding.
With a total non-refundable aid of US$1.3 million, the project will be carried out within 12 months.
By Thuy Dung
Đăng ký: VietNam News
