FINAL AGENDA

Symposium on Multi-sectoral coordination in Antimicrobial Resistance

Prevention and Control: from policies to actions
Hanoi, 05 – 06 December 2023
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Day 1:
Time Activity Responsible person
8:00 – 8:30 Registration FHI 360
8:30 – 8:45 Introduction Department of Animal Health
/FHI 360
8:45 – 9:00 Opening speech Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development (MARD)
Ministry of Health (MOH)
The British Embassy
9:00 – 9:20 Group photo & tea break
Section 1: Global and Vietnam commitment and policy in prevention and control of
AMR
Co-chair: Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Vice Chairman of the National Medical Council,
Director of MSA, Dr. Tran Dinh Luan, Director General, Directorate of Fisheries, MARD
Dr. Nguyen Thu Thuy, Deputy Director of the Department of Animal Health (DAH),
MARD; Prof. Stanley Fenwick, Fleming Fund Technical Lead for One Health and
Animal Health, Mott MacDonald
9:20 – 9:40 The global AMR situation and the World Health Organization
Joint AMR Prevention and Control (WHO)/ Food and Agriculture
Action Plan based on the One Health Organization of the United
approach, period 2022 - 2026 (OH Nations (FAO)
JPA) launched by FAO, UNEP WHO
and WOAH/OIE
9:40 – 10:00 The Global Health Security Agenda, Prof. Stanley Fenwick
One Health and AMR – a global Fleming Fund Technical Lead
perspective for One Health and Animal
Health, Mott MacDonald
10:00 – 10:30 National Strategy on AMR prevention Medical Services
and control in Vietnam for the period Administration, MOH
2023 - 2030, vision to 2045 (National
Strategy 2023-2030), and
Efforts to promote One Health in
AMR prevention and control in human

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 Time Activity Responsible person
health sector
10:30– 10:50 Efforts to promote One Health in Mrs. Le Thi Hue
AMR prevention and control in the Department of Animal Health
agriculture sector (DAH), MARD
10:50 – 11:10 Efforts to promote One Health in Mr. Nguyen Nhu Trung
AMR prevention and control in the Pollution Control Department
environment sector (PCD), MONRE
11:10 – 12:00 Discussion session
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
Section 2: One Health Approach from Policy to Action: Developing research
framework, capacity building, and human resources.
Co-chair: Mr. Vu Thanh Liem, Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department,
MARD; Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Vu Trung, Director of Pasteur Institute Ho Chi Minh City;
Dr. Pawin Padungtod, Senior Technical Coordinator, Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO).
13:30 – 13:50 Quadrilateral initiative: Priority Dr. Pawin Padungtod
research agenda on antimicrobial Food and Agriculture
resistance under the One Health Organization of the United
approach – from definition to an AMR Nations (FAO)
research framework
13:50 – 14:10 Strengthening the capacity of the Mrs. Dao Thu Trang
AMR surveillance system and the One Fleming Fund Vietnam
Health approach within the framework Country Grant, FHI 360
of the Fleming Fund Country Grant in
Vietnam
14:10 – 14:30 Sharing Experience in Developing Dr. Nguyen To Nhu
Online Reporting Portals for PATH in Vietnam
Antimicrobial Surveillance Systems in
Vietnam using One Health Approach
14:30 – 14:50 One Health approach in AMR Dr. Pham Thi Thanh Hoa
surveillance: Lesson learned from One French Agricultural Research
Health Poultry Hub Centre for International
Development (CIRAD)
14:50 – 15:10 Tea break
15:10 – 15:30 Human resources - A important role in Dr. Nguyen Vu Trung
minimizing the AMR burden Pasteur Institute Ho Chi Minh
City
15:30 – 15:50 Lessons Learned from National Action Dr. Mintra Lukkana
Plan for Combating AMR in Thailand National Bureau of
using One Health approach Agricultural Commodity and
Food Standards, Thailand

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 Time Activity Responsible person
15:50 – 16:10 Capacity building of One Health Dr. Pham Duc Phuc, Vietnam
workforces to tackle AMR One Health University
Network (VOHUN)
16:10 – 17:10 Discussion session
17:10 – 17:30 Summary of Day 1 MSA
17:30 – 19:00 Gala Dinner

Day 2:
Time Activity Responsible person
8:45 – 9:00 Introduction of Day 2 activities FHI 360
Section 3: Sharing and managing data on AMR/AMU/AMC
Co-chair: Dr. Pham Thi Ngoc, Director of National Institute of Veterinary Research
(NIVR); Dr. Fred Unger, Regional Representative for East and Southeast Asia,
International Livestock Research Institute; Assoc. Prof. Doan Mai Phuong, Technical
Director in Microbiology, Vinmec Healthcare System
9:00 – 9:20 How AMR surveillance data are used Dr. Hien Bui
to control emergency infection risks – US. CDC
Inter-agency Collaboration in the US
9:20 – 9:40 Antibiotic use practices in semi- Dr. Dang Xuan Sinh,
intensive chicken production systems International Livestock
in Thai Nguyen: preliminary findings Research Institute (ILRI)
from the baseline survey
9:40 – 10:00 Accumulate antibiograms and sharing Dr. Mai Van Tuan
microbiological data with clinicians Hue Central Hospital
10:00 – 10:20 Tea break
10:20 – 10:40 Prevalence and associated factors of Dr. Tran Huy Hoang
optrA-positive-Enterococcus faecalis National Institute of Hygiene
in different reservoirs around farms in and Epidemiology (NIHE)
Vietnam
10:40 – 11:00 Management of Antibiotic Use in Dr. Nguyen Tu Son
Hospitals: From Policies to Hanoi University of Pharmacy
Implementation Practices
11:00 – 11:20 Global PPS – process, data sharing and Dr. Camille Cleo Lamera
feedback after data evaluation bioMérieux
11:20 – 11:40 Effectiveness of a multi-faceted AMS Ms. Duong Thuy Linh
intervention at district health facilities: The University of Sydney
results from a pilot study Vietnam Institute
11:40 – 12:00 Discussion session
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch

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Section 4: Involvement of the private sector and the community in the fight against
AMR
Co-chair: Mr. Dang Quang Tan, Director of International Cooperation Department,
MOH; Mrs. Nguyen Hoang Anh, MONRE; Dr. Myat Htoo Razak, Senior Global Health
Security Advisor, United States Agency for International Development (USAID); Dr.
Nguyen Thi Thu Nam, Country Director of FHI 360 Viet Nam.
13:30 – 13:50 Transformational Initiatives in the Dr. Myat Htoo Razak
Context of Promoting Global Health USAID
Security: The role of the private sector
in reducing the burden of AMR under
the One Health approach
13:50 – 14:10 Food safety & AMR - challenges, Dr. Pushpanathan Sundram,
opportunities, and public sector – CEO, Public Policy Asia
private sector cooperation in the Advisors (PPAA)
ASEAN region
14:10 – 14:30 Cooperation opportunities for the Mr. Tran Trung Thanh
private sector in diminishing the Pfizer Vietnam
impact of AMR on the community
14:30 – 14:50 Bacillus spore liquid-probiotic Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thi Van
therapy: an alternative solution to Anh
antibiotics to improve the digestive Spobiotic Research Center,
and respiratory health of humans LiveSpo Pharma
14:50 – 15:10 Tea break
15:10 – 15:30 Public awareness and antibiotic usage Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi
in poultry value chain production in Dien, Vietnam National
Vietnam University of Agriculture
15:30 – 15:50 Involvement of the community, Dr. Sonia Lewycka
medical and veterinary care workforce, OUCRU Hanoi
and policy makers in prevention and
control of AMR
16:50 – 16:50 Discussion session
16:50 – 17:00 Closing remark MARD/DAH
17:00 – 17:30 Networking