World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 2024 Food Fair
21-22 November 2024, Samyan Mitrtown, Bangkok
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World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 2024 Food Fair
Educate. Advocate. Act now.
21–22 November 2024; 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Ground Floor, Samyan Mitrtown
944 Rama IV Road, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand
About the Event:
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAORAP), World Health Organization (WHO) Southeast Asia Regional Office (SEARO) and Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), and World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Regional Representation for Asia and the Pacific (RRAP) and the Sub-Regional Representation for Southeast Asia (SRR-SEA) will host a two-day food fair in celebration of the World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 2024. The annual global event is celebrated from 18 to 24 November to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and encourage action among One Health stakeholders to tackle the emergence and spread of drug-resistant pathogens. The theme for the WAAW 2024 is “Educate. Advocate. Act now.” The European Union (EU) is supporting the food fair financially and technically through its Tripartite-implemented regional AMR project. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) also has some financial and technical contribution.
Highlights:
· Food market featuring organic and raised without antibiotics food and food products
· Expert panel discussions and talk shows with speakers from international organizations and academia (on-site with livestreaming)
· Exhibitions
· Games and activities
· Photo booth
· Bilingual programmes (Thai-English)
Registration:
Please register HERE or on-site with free admission.
The link for the livestreaming session: https://www.facebook.com/events/2455015728178026/2455015734844692/
Organized by:
FAO RAP, WHO SEARO, WHO WPRO, WOAH RRAP and WOAH SRR-SEA
With technical and financial support of:
EU and USAID
For any question, please send an email directly to FAORAP-Antimicrobial-Resistance@fao.org with a copy to Khin.Oo@fao.org, Jiraphat.Ongsritrakul@fao.org and David.Sutherland@fao.org.
