Core activity #09
Future Directions and Sustainability Workshop
Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, discussed the future directions of the Thailand – National Wildlife Health Cooperatives with the President of Mahidol University and Representatives of the Network Members.
On 29th January to 2nd February 2024, Assoc. Prof. Dr.Walasinee Sakcamduang, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, along with the faculty executives and the representatives from the U.S. Geological Survey, the Wildlife Health Australia, and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Sub-Regional Representation for the South-East Asia were met with Prof. Banchong Mahaisavariya, President of Mahidol University and also the executives and representatives of our Thailand National Wildlife Health Network’s members as follows: the Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, the Deputy-Director General of the Department of Livestock Development, the representatives from the WOAH Sub-Regional Representation for the South-East Asia, the Director General of the Zoological Park Organization of Thailand and the representative of the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Thailand.
In addition, on 30th January 2024, the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the U.S. Geological Survey organized ‘the WOAH Twinning Project Future Directions and Sustainability Workshop’ with the purpose of presenting the progress and achievements to the participants, who are the network members, and gathering the feedback for the future actions planned. The closing workshop was also provided an opportunity to network with partners and to strengthen networks. The representatives who joined the workshop are from the following institutes: the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, the Department of Livestock Development, the Zoological Park Organization of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of H.M. the King. The workshop also had the participants from academia sector, which are: Mahanakorn University of Technology, Kasetsat University, Khon Kaen University, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Western University, Prince of Songlka University, and Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-Ok.
