Special Event

Bogor, 20 July 2010.  The World Animal Health Organization (OIE/WAHO) on October 2009 held a meeting between Deans from all Veterinary Medicine Faculties/Schools in the World. One result of the meeting was a recommendation for each Nation or Nations within a region to establish a certifying Veterinary Institute which aims to increase the integrity and collaboration between Nations in a region. As a response to that recommendation, on December 7, 2009, Veterinary Medicine Faculties/Schools in ASEAN established the South East Asia Veterinary School Association (SEAVSA) in Putra Jaya, Malaysia.

To further understand wildlife diseases through the communication and cooperation among multi-countries and multi-fields, on July 19 to 23, 2010, the Asia Pacific Conference on Wildlife Borne Diseases with theme “Research, prevention and control of important wildlife borne diseases in Asia-Pacific” was held in Beijing. The conference was attended by over 100 participants from 12 countries and 5 international organizations. Attending countries were Bangladesh, Canada, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, United States of America, and Vietnam. In this event, Center for Indonesian Veterinary Analytical Studies (CIVAS) was invited as a participant from Indonesia.

Center for Indonesian Veterinary Analytical Studies(CIVAS) in collaboration with the Livestock Service Office of Sukabumi District and Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) is conducting rabies education in schools and the hunting dog community in Jampang Tengah subdistrict, Sukabumi district. The program is for a year, starting from December 2009 until December 2010. Jampang Tengah subdistrict was targeted for the program because there were many cases of rabid dog biting and human victims in 2008. The program is expected to set Jampang Tengah subdistrict as a model for rabies mitigation in other subdistricts.