Vietnam, USAID Hold Vietnam One Health High Level Forum for Zoonoses

The Vietnam One Health 2023 High Level Forum For Zoonoses in 2021-2025 took place in Hanoi on November 7 with the co-organization of the U.S. Agency for International Cooperation (USAID), local media reported.

The forum aimed to summarize the results of implementing a One Health approach across the fields of health, agriculture, and environment, as well as multi-sector coordination for disease prevention and control in 2023. It identified shortcomings and proposed solutions to enhance cross-sector collaboration in achieving the goals and tasks of the national One Health multi-sectoral plan.

At the forum, Director of USAID Vietnam Aler Grubbs stated that Vietnam remains a priority country for USAID in the Global Health Security Program through the One Health multi-sectoral coordination mechanism between health, agriculture, and the environment, contributing to the control of global health security threats.

Through the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, USAID is committed to continuing to accompany and support Vietnam in achieving stable, peaceful, and prosperous development goals, with a focus on the Global Health Security Program through Vietnam’s One Health Partnership Framework for zoonotic disease prevention and control.

(Bao Chinh Phu, Health Ministry, Lao Dong, VOV World, Bao Tai Nguyen Moi Truong, Tin Tuc)