Topic: 2024-Spread of Animal Viruses
Country: Thailand
Delegate Name: Hana Shabani
World Health Organization
The Spread of Animal Viruses
Thailand
Hana Shabani
The spread of animal viruses has started to become a known problem in Thailand. Thailand has noticed how the spread of rabies is killing tens of thousands of humans a year, a disease that can be spread from animals to humans because of environmental and public health implications. In the context of ever-growing population, changing climate or expanding food systems, recognizing the nexus between food security, health, and agriculture becomes a must. Thailand embraces strategies that utilize the advantages of the WHO and FAO, in pursuance of a harmonized strategy for health and sustainable development. Because of this, the WHO of Thailand created a rabies control program, and has been issuing laws and making public awareness of the disease. This shows Thailand’s stance on the issue, and how Thailand is working their way to resolve it.
Thailand considers this a big issue. Due to increases in diseases, Thailand has created maps of all areas to map off where vaccinated and unvaccinated animals roam. The WHO began doing studies on the percentage of vaccination needed to help stabilize rabies, which came down to 70%. Thailand strives to make a difference and help stop this disease outbreak, so they have worked with the WHO, FAO, all organizations that would help to create and implement standards to prevent disease outbreaks.
In conclusion, Thailand calls and hopes for other countries to increase global security and cross border control. Thailand hopes that other countries will partner up to share knowledge and resources on this problem to come to a happy conclusion which is to get rid of this issue. If everyone can work together, we can figure out a way to help lessen the spread of animal viruses.
