ILRI 2026 Host
AAAP2026 – The 21st Asian-Australasian Animal Production Congress
Symposium on Operationalizing One Health in Southeast Asian livestock systems: From field-based models to regional scaling
Time: 14:10 – 15:50 | Friday, 30 October 2026
Room 6: 309 (3rd Floor, National Convention Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam)
Background
Livestock systems are vital to food security and livelihoods across Southeast Asia, yet they face interconnected challenges involving zoonotic diseases, food safety, antimicrobial resistance and environmental sustainability. Addressing these challenges requires moving One Health from policy commitments to practical implementation and sustained collaboration.
This symposium will share field-based One Health experiences from Viet Nam and Lao PDR, alongside approaches to livestock waste management and disease risk reduction. Through technical presentations and a panel discussion, participants will explore the partnerships, capacities and investments needed to institutionalize effective approaches and scale them across Southeast Asia.
Agenda (total duration: 100 minutes)
| Duration | Activities | Speaker |
|
10 min |
Welcome and setting the scene: Why do we have to operationalize, invest and scale One Health for Sustainable Livestock Transformation in Asia |
Dr Hung Nguyen ILRI Asia |
| 10 min |
Advancing One Health in Viet Nam through the Vietnam One Health Partnership (OHP) |
Ms Vu Thi Phuong Vietnam One Health Partnership (OHP), Vietnam
|
| 10 min |
Building the Foundation: Establishing and Operationalizing a One Health Field Site in Viet Nam |
Dr Pham Duc Phuc Institute of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development (IEHSD), Vietnam |
| 10 min |
One Health in Action: Improving Food Safety through Community-Based Interventions in Thai Nguyen, Viet Nam |
Dr Pham Thi Trang Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry (TUAF), Vietnam |
| 10 min |
Adapting One Health to Local Contexts: Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Lao PDR |
Dr Vannaphone Phouthana National University of Laos, Lao PDR |
| 10 min |
From Livestock Waste to One Health Solutions: Lessons from Viet Nam for scaling safe biogas systems in Lao PDR |
Dr Souksamlane Khamphoumee National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), Lao PDR |
| 10 min |
From livestock waste to One Health solutions: Scaling safe biogas systems for a circular and low-carbon Asia |
Prof Duong Nguyen Khang Nong Lam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 30 min |
Q&A Panel discussion General discussion Closing |
All participants |