FAVA collaboration with Asian Society of Conservation Medicine (ASCM), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA),hosted the Pre-Congress on One Health, on 14 October 2014 at VNUA and participating the 7th ASCM meeting on 15-18 October, 2014 at Tamdao National Park and Halong Bay Hanoi, Vietnam.

Dr. Achariya Sailasuta, FAVA Secretary General, on behalf of FAVA would like to express our sincerest gratitude to the executive commitee, Prof T. Yanai and Prof. J. Kimura and ACCM, the Dean, Prof. Dr. Trinh Dinh Thau and Chair of the local organizing commitee, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, VNUA, the bear rescue center, Tamdao National park , the president of Vietnam Veterinary Association, Prof. Dr. Dau Ngoc Hao and all the collaborators for your kind contribution to the zoo-wildlife and ecology and warm hospitality in the meeting, Tamdao National Park and Halong bay, during 14-18 October 2014, in Hanoi. The meeting has successfully delighted to all the veterinarians , the vet students and other related field focusing on the conservation medicine and one health in Asia-pacific.
Congratulation for the success and continue our networking and see you again in Yangon Zoo, Myanmar 2015.

As the vision of FAVA, which is recognized by the public as a unified professional association serving the veterinary needs of the region through the strength it provides to the veterinary profession. The association may play important role the development of veterinary profession and education in each country and ASEAN regions towards the AEC 2015. Dr. Achariya Sailasuta, FAVA general secretary and WVA councilor of East Asia and Oceania, has been invited to participate the 63rd International Veterinary Student Association, IVSA and presented the role of FAVA in the veterinary Education in the region and WVA strategy, in the General Assembly of IVSA, Yogyakarta, Indonesia during 6-8 August, 2014. It was a successfully meeting and created many collaborative activities in the future.

FAVA- OIE Collaborate with Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University in the platform of the Initiative project on the Guideline of the Understanding Framework on the Veterinary Profession in ASEAN (GUFVA 2014), Bangkok Thailand
during 25-27 June 2014

In 2015, the AEC will be started, that we should be readiness for the change in many aspects. This is in the view of trade preventing diseases in the region and health concerns resulting from zoonosis, food borne diseases and for enhancing food safety and food security. In order to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of the skilled and professional will be concerned. The scope of the services among ASEAN will be under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). There are 7 professional services are in the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on the professional services. That is also related to the veterinary profession which is required from ASEAN countries. The Intiating an MRA for the veterinary profession could emanate from the member countries through relevant and competent authorities. In order to facilitate and address on this starting point of the veterinary profession among ASEAN. It was honored to welcome the 17 representatives from ASEAN members. The meeting was held during 25-27 June, 2014 at the
Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting was supported by Innovative Thai-ASEAN Academic Co-operation at Chulalongkorn University: ITAAC@CU) Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University.