Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, welcomed delegates from USAID & DEEP VZN

On Monday 7^th, March 2022, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Walasinee Sakcamduang, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, with the faculty executives and staff members from the Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases and Wildlife and Exotic Animals (MoZWE) and Thailand – National Wildlife Health Center (Thailand-NWHC) welcomed the delegates from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Discovery & Exploration of Emerging Pathogens -Viral Zoonoses (DEEP VZN) Project Members, and Family Health International 360 (FHI 360). Our delegates led by Dr. Karoon Chanachai, Development Assistance Specialist (Regional Animal Health Advisor), USAID RDMA, Dr. Janet Robinson, Executive Council, DEEP VZN, and Dr. Chana Rabiner, Project Director, DEEP VZN, joined the meeting with the faculty member and researchers to discuss the potential areas for collaboration between MoZWE, Thailand-NHWC, USAID, and DEEP VZN project.

The goal of the DEEP VZN project is to safely strengthen the capacities of the partner countries to detect and assess new viruses present in wild animals for the potential to infect humans and to understand the novel viruses detected, which is in line with the activities of the Faculty, MoZWE, and Thailand-NWHC. After the meeting, the DEEP VZN team also visited MoZWE’s laboratory at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Salaya Campus.