A recent article from CIRAD discusses the importance of diversity of information and nonconventional information networks to the efficacy of surveillance. For text of the full article go to http://www.cirad.fr/en/news/all-news-items/articles/2013/ca-vient-de-sortir/perspective-no.-23-animal-disease-surveillance Continue reading →

Please note the deadline for abstracts has been extended to Dec 8 Below is a an extract of one of the call for papers announcement from ICAHS. One of the topic areas is participation and surveillance and another is capacity building in surveillance. This could be a good opportunity to present your participatory epidemiology work! … Continue reading →

The South East Asian Participatory Research for Emerging and Infectious Disease Network hosted a Training of Trainers Course at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand from Sept 30 to Oct 4, 2013. Participants from 13 participants from Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, France and Belgium completed the course. PENAPH contributed to the facilitation of the meeting and sponsored … Continue reading →

PENAPH is posting this OHCEA announcement  as it should be of interest to our members. Please contact the organizers listed in the announcement for more information. One Health Central and Eastern Africa (OHCEA), a network of 14 institutions of public health and veterinary medicine in six countries of Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, … Continue reading →

The Asia Pacific Participatory Epidemiology Network (APPEN) based at Chiang Mai University is holding its first Introductory Training for PE Practitioners. The course is divided into two 5-day sessions. The first session was held at Khon Kaen University from June 8 to 12. The course included 22 veterinary and public health participants from Thailand, Vietnam, … Continue reading →

Originally posted on ILRI BioSciences:
Participants of the PENAPH technical workshop The Participatory Epidemiology Network for Animal and Public Health (PENAPH) first technical workshop was held on Dec 11-13, 2012 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The committee accepted 34 abstracts out of 55 submissions as oral presentations and an additional 13 were accepted as posters.  The workshop…

First Technical Conference Participants: The Conference is about to start. It promises to be a great week in Chiang Mai. This time of year is the nicest weather and an important Holiday period in Thailand. If you are arriving by plane at the Chiang Mai Airport look for hotel staff with a sign for the … Continue reading →

The PENAPH Technical Conference being held in Chiang Mai on Dec 11 to 13 will hold its conference dinner at Khum Khantoke. This is a elegant garden restaurant with traditional Thai dancing. The conference  dinner is included in the conference registration fee and also open to all those who have waiver of the fee or … Continue reading →