CaribVET

05/09/2023

https://www.caribvet.net/news/amr-integrated-surveillance-consultant-for-caribvet

This position operates within the domain of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance, focusing on capacities related to animals, food, and the environment. It also encompasses the evaluation of laboratory frameworks and capacities in the CaribVET region.

AMR Integrated Surveillance Consultant for CaribVET Position TitleAMR Integrated Surveillance ConsultantJob DescriptionThe AMR Integrated Surveillance Consultant for CaribVET plays a crucial role in advancing the integrated surveillance plans for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in CaribVET member cou...

16/12/2022

Webinar “Avian Influenza Preparedness", 21 December 2022
Webinar

The Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO) is pleased to invite the members of CaribVet and the wider Caribbean veterinary fraternity to participate in:

“Avian Influenza Preparedness: Tools for surveillance and outbreak control”

https://www.caribvet.net/news/webinar-avian-influenza-preparedness-21-december-2022

18/11/2022

CaribVET Webinar Series on Antimicrobial Resistance continues :

- 2nd session. Tuesday 22nd November 2022, 8am AST

- 3rd session. Thursday 24th November 2022, 6pm AST

Click here to register via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84025726213?pwd=Q0V5NTBXVCtLL3ZSVG1QSlR4Mys2QT09

(Replay of Webinar #1 is available on caribvet Website)

17/11/2022

CaribVET Webinar Series on Antimicrobial Resistance - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a growing global health threat that must be urgently addressed in human health, animal production, agriculture, and the environment.
More info here:

CaribVET Webinar Series on Antimicrobial Resistance WEBINAR SERIES ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) - Concept NoteAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a growing global health threat that must be urgently addressed in human health, animal production, agriculture, and the environment. AMR jeopa...

26/09/2022

World Rabies day Webinar: One Health, Zero Deaths With The School of Veterinary Medicine
Wednesday 28th September 2022
via Zoom - 6.00 – 8.00 pm AST
Click here to register : https://sta-uwi-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EfZI2HObT1G_dn8Hm2i0Pg

01/09/2022

An interesting article on pigprogress.net website, where we are mentioned
"(...) FAO and the Caribbean Animal Health Network have also launched an online training against ASF for veterinary professionals and technicians involved in the diagnosis, investigation and response to the disease ...)"

https://www.pigprogress.net/health-nutrition/health/fao-to-support-30000-small-producers-in-caribbean-against-asf/

FAO will support 30,000 producers in Haiti and the Dominican Republic to control and eradicate African swine fever (ASF).

29/06/2022

African Swine Fever Preparedness Course for the Caribbean

Applications for self-registration are extended to July 1st 2022

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Caribbean Animal and Veterinary Public Health Network (CaribVET), are pleased to announce a new edition of the African Swine Fever (ASF) course to be delivered through the FAO Virtual Learning Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Course (English version only) will start on 28 June 2022 with an opening webinar, run for four weeks and close on 23 July 2022 with a closing webinar.

Click the link to register

https://www.caribvet.net/news/extension-of-registration-until-july-1st-african-swine-fever-preparedness-course-for-the-caribbean

13/06/2022

Participants registering for the course should be :

Located in the Caribbean region
Vets or Paravets involved in the investigation or control of ASF outbreaks OR
Vets of paravets working in the central veterinary services or laboratories.
Able to communicate effectively in English.
Motivated to complete a 15 hour online course spread over a four-week period.

NB : Applications for self-registration will close on 25 June 2022, or once the maximum course capacity is reached

28/01/2022

CaribVET wishes to share this update on the African Swine Fever (ASF) situation in the Caribbean region. This news is a follow up on the ASF crisis in the Caribbean that started in July in the Dominican Republic and mid-September in Haiti.

The regional situation regarding ASFv is still worrying. Despite lots of efforts to control the disease done in Dominican Republic ASF is still present in the country.

Read the News on our Website :
🔹Regarding the risk of introduction of ASFv in your country/territory
🔹Recent Reports
🔹ASF Webinars

https://www.caribvet.net/news/update-on-the-asf-situation-in-the-caribbean-region

14/12/2021

Today we ended our series of webinars on risk analysis dedicated to ASF.
Next year we will launch a new round of webinars with GF-TADs and the Inter agency alliance for capacitation on ASF.
Foe those of you who missed one of these webinars the links provided by IICA are still working therefore you can still watch these very interesting webinars as follow:

1st Webinar on Risk Analysis for African Swine Fever held on November 9.
Spanish: https://lnkd.in/dyPeNHTe
English: https://lnkd.in/d7DeUywN
Portuguese session: https://lnkd.in/dPkSMFzN
French session: https://lnkd.in/dBRZTR4y

2nd Webinar on African Swine Fever: presentation of the CaribVET tool for qualitative risk assessment held on November 16.
Spanish: https://lnkd.in/dbPu2erA
English: https://lnkd.in/d6VBtmBQ
Portuguese: https://lnkd.in/dJWvjwxv
French: https://lnkd.in/dbMhKMKs

3rd webinar: Risk management at farm level held on November 30.
Spanish: https://bit.ly/3cE3zrw
French: https://bit.ly/3l5mDU8
English: https://bit.ly/3FFMnOL
Portuguese: https://bit.ly/3HQni5J

4th webinar: Results of risk analysis performed by FAO at the regional scale and by OIRSA in a group of selected countries held on the 14th of December
English: https://bit.ly/3lMEDDd
French: https://bit.ly/3GsL6Le
Spanish: https://bit.ly/3EGjqSA
Portuguese: https://bit.ly/3dyo7SH

📌 African Swine Fever: Preparing for ASF 🐖✅ Series of webinars on Risk Analysis👩‍🏫 Topic 3: Risk management at farm level👉 Organize:- IICA- CaribVET- Wo...

14/12/2021

4th webinar of our series of Risk analysis webinars on ASF. 14 December 2021 13h30 GMT-4 (AST - Anguilla, Barbados, Guyana, Dominican Republic, Trinidad & Tobago time).
You will be able to follow the webinar in different languages using the following links.
English: https://bit.ly/3lMEDDd
French: https://bit.ly/3GsL6Le
Spanish: https://bit.ly/3EGjqSA
Portuguese: https://bit.ly/3dyo7SH
This webinar will end the series and will present you some results of risk analysis performed by FAO at the regional scale and by OIRSA in a group of selected countries.

📌 African Swine Fever: Preparing for ASF 🐖✅ Series of webinars on Risk Analysis👩‍🏫 Topic 4: Results of ASF Risk Analysis for Latin America and the Caribb...

25/11/2021

Dear Network, dear partners,

Please feel free to spread the following information through your networks to promote the participation of the general public.

https://www.caribvet.net/news/next-seminar-on-african-swine-fever-november-30th

Next Seminar on African Swine Fever, November 30th Dear Network, dear partners,Below, you will find the agendas and flyers of the Seminar on African Swine Fever that will take place on November 30th, 11:30 am - 2:00pm (GMT+6). The transmission links will be shared soon.These Seminars will be broadca...

10/11/2021

You can watch the first webinar of our series dedicated to risk analysis with presentation of the fundamentals of risk analysis.
Spanish version: https://lnkd.in/dyPeNHTe
English version: https://lnkd.in/d7DeUywN
Portugese session: https://lnkd.in/dPkSMFzN
French session: https://lnkd.in/dBRZTR4y

📌 Peste Suína Africana: Preparando-se para a PPA 🐖✅ Série de webinaires sur l’Analyse des risques👩‍🏫 Tema 1: Fundamentos da análise de risco👉 Organiser:...

08/11/2021

Don't forget tomorrow will be the first webinar dedicated to risk analysis with presentation of the fundamentals of risk analysis.

This event is available in 4 languages (eng. esp. fr. port.)

https://www.caribvet.net/news/4-webinars-dedicated-to-risk-analysis

4 webinars dedicated to risk analysis The inter-agencies alliance against ASF (CaribVET being one of these agencies) started organizing since September some trainings for the Caribbean region and Latine America.After the first webinar with the general presentation of ASF done by Prof Jose-Manuel San...

05/11/2021

November, 9th : live on YouTube https://youtu.be/5CbhDT3x-t4

22/09/2021

The African Swine Fever (ASF) virus, often fatal to pigs, was detected in July in the Dominican Republic and mid-September in Haiti. Please visit the CaribVET website for a full article on the situation of ASF in the Caribbean. You will find there the references of a webinar on this disease, as well as several links to additional resources (publications, presentations ...)
https://www.caribvet.net/news/african-swine-fever-is-present-in-the-caribbean

14/09/2021

UICN is promoting the ONE HEALTH approach druing its World Conserveation Congress in Marseille (France)
https://www.iucncongress2020.org/motion/135

Held every four years, the IUCN Congress is the world's largest conservation event. It brings together leaders from government, civil society, indigenous peoples' organisations, business and academia to determine the world's most pressing environmental and development challenges, and actions to addr...