Fifteen laboratory leaders from seven Regional Animal Health Offices (RAHO), the National Center for Veterinary Diagnosis, and the National Center for Veterinary Hygiene Inspection completed a five-day training program at RAHO-6 in Ho Chi Minh City. Funded through USAID’s Discovery and Exploration of Emerging Pathogens, Viral Zoonoses grant, the training strengthens the capacity of the animal health laboratories in Vietnam to meet international biosafety and biosecurity standards.
Meeting international biosafety and biosecurity standards in animal health laboratories is crucial to ensuring the safe handling and containment of infectious agents and toxins, preventing accidental or intentional release of pathogens, preventing emerging disease outbreaks, and enhancing global health security.