The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) have at the end of September 2010 agreed on the continued support to strengthen the emergency preparedness for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Lao PDR. The main objective of the FAO support in 2010-2011 will be to reduce the risk of an HPAI outbreak in the country, thus avoiding the possibility of a pandemic and reducing the risk of contamination to humans. The project continues improving the capacity of the Lao PDR to prevent, prepare for and effectively respond to the outbreaks of HPAI in animal population and to limit its impacts on livelihoods. The project also aims to contribute to longer term human resource development, improved data collection, analysis and mapping, and to minimize the risk of HPAI introduction to Lao PDR via cross border trade of poultry and products.

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