2025 WOAH Regional Events in Asia and the Pacific

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Title Date Location Organiser
Events organized by WOAH Collaborating Centres (CCs) and Reference Laboratories (RLs) Various Various Reference Centres Network
Workshop & Training: Analysis of antimicrobials in feed 16 Jan Tokyo, Japan RRAP / FAMIC Japan
South Asia Wildlife Health Network meeting #5 17 Jan Virtual RRAP
Focal Points for Animal Welfare workshop 21 – 23 Jan Tokyo, Japan RRAP / SRR-SEA
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) targeted support in India 21 Jan (virtual pre-meeting), 11 – 13 Feb New Delhi, India RRAP / HQ
Wildlife Health Networks annual information sharing meeting 12 Feb Tokyo, Japan RRAP
WOAH workshop on risk-based management of spillover events in wildlife 18 – 19 Feb Hanoi, Vietnam SRR-SEA
Tokyo One Health AMR Conference side event: Research on reducing the use of antimicrobials in animals 13 (virtual pre-meeting), 18 – 20 Feb Tokyo, Japan RRAP / MoH Japan
South Asia Wildlife Health Network meeting #6 20 Feb Virtual RRAP
Development of ASEAN Rabies Elimination Strategy (ARES) Implementation Plan 24 – 26 Feb Pattaya, Thailand SRR-SEA
World Wildlife Day 2025 3 Mar Virtual RRAP
Third meeting: South Asia Rabies Laboratory Network (SA-RABNET) 3 Mar Virtual RRAP
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) training workshop for Asia and the Pacific 3 – 5 Mar Jakarta, Indonesia (hybrid) RRAP / SRR-SEA
Private Sector Consultative Committee (PSCC) meeting 18 Mar Virtual SRR-SEA
Review of AMR National Action Plan implementation 25 – 27 Mar Kampot, Cambodia SRR-SEA
East Asia Wildlife Health Network meeting #15 26 Mar Virtual RRAP
Workshop on private sector engagement on AMR (Philippines aquaculture) 27 Mar Clark, Philippines RRAP / SRR-SEA
Institutionalisation of antimicrobial use (AMU) data collection and reporting for Asia and the Pacific 31 Mar (virtual pre-meeting), 7 – 9 May Bangkok, Thailand RRAP / SRR-SEA
National workshop on Veterinary Workforce Development in Indonesia 9 – 11 Apr Jakarta, Indonesia SRR-SEA
Gender awareness raising webinar 28 Apr Virtual RRAP / SRR-SEA
Training on Risk Analysis for Transboundary Animal Disease Control 28 – 30 Apr Bangkok, Thailand SRR-SEA
First consultation meeting: Developing an AMR communication strategy for Mongolia 30 Apr Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia RRAP
Workshop on quantitative assessment of biosecurity practices on small-scale aquaculture farms 6 – 9 May Bangkok, Thailand RRAP
Institutionalisation of AMU data collection and reporting for Asia and the Pacific 7 – 9 May Bangkok, Thailand RRAP / SRR-SEA
Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific 1st meeting (before the 92nd General Session) 13 May Virtual HQ / RRAP / SRR-SEA
SEACFMD epidemiology network meeting 13 – 15 May Qingdao, P.R. China SRR-SEA
4th meeting: Avian Disease Network in East Asia 19 May Virtual RRAP / HQ
International Day of Biological Diversity webinar 22 May Virtual FAO / WHO / UNEP / RRAP
Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific 2nd Meeting (during the 92nd General Session) 25 May Paris, France HQ / RRAP / SRR-SEA
WOAH 92nd General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates 25 – 29 May Paris, France HQ / RRAP / SRR-SEA
Media training on AMR 4 Jun Medan, Indonesia SRR-SEA
10th Standing Group of Experts (SGE) African swine fever (ASF) meeting 10 – 12 Jun Bangkok, Thailand RRAP / FAO ECTAD
South Asia Veterinary Education Establishments (VEEs) and Veterinary Statutory Bodies (VSBs) network meeting 11 – 13 Jun Kandy, Sri Lanka RRAP
Free roaming dog population estimation 16 – 21 Jun Bali, Indonesia SRR-SEA
Regional workshop for Private Sector Engagement on Antimicrobial Resistance 23 – 24 Jun Bangkok, Thailand RRAP / SRR-SEA/ FAORAP
East Asia Wildlife Health Network meeting #16 25 Jun Virtual RRAP
Workshop on Animal Movement and Border Control 1 – 3 Jul Chiba, Japan RRAP
AMR surveillance training with National Veterinary Assay Laboratory (NVAL) and Rakuno Gakuen University (RGU) 7 – 10 Jul Ebetsu City, Japan RRAP / NVAL Japan / RGU Japan
Regional workshop for lumpy skin disease (LSD) and other priority TADs Control in Asia and the Pacific 8 – 10 Jul Manila, Philippines RRAP / SRR-SEA /  BAI Philippines
Pacific Wildlife Health Network Meeting #8: Leptospirosis and wildlife health in the Pacific 9 Jul Virtual RRAP
Regional workshop on swine disease control 15 – 16 Jul Nanning, P.R. China RRAP / CADC P.R. China
East Asia Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) meeting and sub-regional workshop on controlling transboundary animal diseases in East Asia 22 – 23 Jul Tokyo, Japan RRAP
Follow-up meeting: Institutionalisation of antimicrobial use data collection & reporting for Asia and the Pacific 28 Jul Virtual RRAP / SRR-SEA / HQ
Implementing WOAH standards for animal welfare in the Pacific 29 Jul Virtual RRAP / SPC / PHOVAPS
Regional training workshop on brucellosis diagnosis 5 – 8 Aug Beijing, P.R. China RRAP / SRR-SEA
Science journalism training on Antimicrobial Resistance 12 Aug Manila, Philippines SRR-SEA
AMR Pledge Signing Ceremony 13 Aug Manila, Philippines SRR-SEA
27th SEACFMD National Coordinators meeting back-to-back with WAHIS training 19 – 22 Aug Luang Prabang, Laos SRR-SEA
Revision of the Strategic Plan on Rabies Prevention and Control in Laos, 2025-2030 17 – 19 Aug Vang Vieng, Laos SRR-SEA
Avian disease prevention and control workshop 2025 26 – 28 Aug Sapporo, Japan RRAP / SRR-SEA / HQ
Regional hands-on training on zoonotic TB diagnosis 1 – 5 Sep Qingdao, P.R. China RRAP / CAHEC P.R. China
East Asia Wildlife Health Network meeting #17 2 Sep Virtual RRAP
First expert group meeting on the development of information, education & communication (IEC) materials on AMR/AMU for WAAW 2025 in Bangladesh 11 Sep Dhaka, Bangladesh + virtual RRAP / DLS Bangladesh
AMR surveillance training with Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) Republic of Korea 16 – 24 Sep Gimcheon, R.O. Korea RRAP / APQA Korea (R.O.)
Focal Points for Communication for Asia and the Pacific meeting 19 Sep Virtual RRAP / SRR-SEA / HQ
13th FAO/WOAH Regional Steering Committee Meeting of GF-TADs 22 Sep Jakarta, Indonesia FAO / RRAP
34th Conference of the Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific 22 – 26 Sep Jakarta, Indonesia RRAP / SRR-SEA / HQ
Special meeting of the SEACFMD Sub-Commission 23 Sep Jakarta, Indonesia SRR-SEA
Youth against rabies: Regional dialogue on rabies elimination (World Rabies Day 2025) 29 Sep Virtual RRAP / SRR-SEA / WHO SEARO / NYMAT Nepal
Public–Private Partnership Workshop on AMR Communication in the Poultry Sector, back-to-back with Training for Veterinary Services 1 – 2 Oct Manila, Philippines SRR-SEA
Strengthening Pharmacovigilance Systems in Veterinary Medicine in Malaysia 1 – 3 Oct Genting Highlands, Malaysia SRR-SEA / RRAP
WOAH workshop at 18th ASCM Conference 12– 18 Oct Kota Bharu, Malaysia RRAP / ASCM / Mahidol University Thailand
Sub-regional workshop on AMR awareness 18 Oct Sylhet, Bangladesh RRAP
Regional seminar for Focal Points for Veterinary Products for Asia and the Pacific 21 – 23 Oct Incheon, R.O. Korea RRAP / SRR-SEA / HQ
4th South Asia Rabies Laboratory Network Meeting 29 Oct Virtual RRAP
Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on animal welfare and pig production systems 29 Oct – 5 Nov Da Nang, Vietnam SRR-SEA / RRAP
VetEd Asia 2025: Strengthening Veterinary Education and Engagement in Asia 6 – 7 Nov Yogyakarta, Indonesia RRAP
WOAH Collaborating Centre Training on Wildlife Sample Collection 10 – 14 Nov Mahidol University, Thailand RRAP
Youth leadership in One Health: AMR awareness seminar (WAAW 2025) 12 Nov Tokyo, Japan RRAP
September Meeting Reports: Animal Health Standards Commissions Webinars 13 – 14 Nov Virtual RRAP / HQ
Awareness raising on antimicrobial usage at the farm level 14 – 15 Nov Chiang Mai, Thailand SRR-SEA
Improving AMR policy in the region: Interpreting data in the context of AMU 16 – 17 Nov Bangkok, Thailand RRAP / SRR-SEA / HQ
Interpretation of AMR data in the context of AMU to improve sustainability and cost-effectiveness of policy making in the Asia and Pacific region 18 – 20 Nov Bangkok, Thailand SRR-SEA
Regional Quadripartite One Health workshop 25 – 27 Nov Bangkok, Thailand RRAP / SRR-SEA
Implementing guidelines for aquaculture antimicrobial use (AMU) monitoring 1 – 4 Dec Bangkok, Thailand RRAP / SRR-SEA
Pacific Wildlife Health Network Meeting #9: Antimicrobial resistance and the Pacific: A One Health and wildlife health issue 9 Dec Virtual RRAP
East Asia Wildlife Health meeting #18 10 Dec Virtual RRAP
Training workshop: How to conduct a simulation exercise 10 – 12 Dec Manila, Philippines SRR-SEA / BAI Philippines