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WOAH Webinar: Risk communication on African swine fever

Monday31Oct20222022-10-312022-10-31
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WOAH Webinar: Risk communication on African swine fever

Since the first case of African swine fever (ASF) in the Americas was reported in July, the main international organizations dedicated to animal health, have been working together to support the region in establishing sanitary measures to stop the spread of the disease.    

Within The Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs), an Emergency Management Regional Team was created, with the aim of coordinating and monitoring all the activities during the emergency. This committee under the IICA’s coordination, is launching a series of webinars on the most relevant topics related to ASF.

Agenda

9:30 – 9:40 Opening

9:40 – 10:00 General information on risk communication in the animal health sector

  • Mónica Montero, IICA

10:00 – 10:20 Management of risk communication in the animal health sector: tools and ASF-related examples

  • Cecilia Westerdahl/ Lucía Escati, OIE

10:20 – 10:40 Benefits of good risk communication and the potential risks of not clearly communicating risk to target groups in the context of animal health emergencies

  • Eibhlinn Lynam, Risk Communication Specialist in the FAO Emergency Management Center for Animal Health 

10:40 -11:10 Question and answer session