FAO Networks on Veterinary Public Health, Zoonoses, Feed & Food Safety - (FAO Press Release)
July 7, 2008 – 8:49 pmThe FAO Networks on Veterinary Public Health, Zoonoses, Feed & Food Safety have been created to facilitate thematic discussions and collaboration, to disseminate relevant information and to identify issues to be addressed globally or at regional level.
A global and five regional networks for Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa and Francophone Africa/the Magreb are currently operational.
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