GroupOffering EntityOffering Entity Offering State Party: United Kingdom Type of Offer: Disease Surveillance and Detection Offer Status: Available Submission date and timeframe of offer Submission Date: Monday, February 2, 2015 Start Date of Offer: Monday, February 2, 2015 Offer Details Index Number: GBR_5_2015 Year of Offer: 2015 Description Offer_2015_043 (26)Details:The APHA is an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whose role is to safeguard animal and plant health, animal welfare and public health, protecting the economy and enhancing food security through research, surveillance and inspection.APHA holds reference laboratory status, both national and international, for a wide range of infectious and non-infectious diseases in farm animals providing a range of veterinary and scientific consultancy to countries across the world and working on behalf of organisations such as the European Community, UN Food & Agriculture Organization, World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organisation. APHA can offer bespoke training (theoretical and/or laboratory based) in many areas relating to animal health including the design of surveillance systems, epidemiology, sample collection and handling, laboratory management systems, safe handling of pathogens in containment and disease specific diagnostics. Contacts Ms. Helen Walker Position: Head of Chemical and Biological Weapons Section Institution: Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre Address: Zone 4.A.17 Based in Ministry of Defense Whitehall London SW1A 2HB Telephone: +44 207 008 2187 Website: http://www.gov.uk/fco Additional Information and NotesOffer utilized Additional Information/Notes: These Programmes are examples of cooperation and assistance that could be offered by the United Kingdom. The UK also contributes to programmes led by the European Union. Please contact the UK’s National Point of Contact with requests for assistance for consideration.
Ms. Helen Walker Position: Head of Chemical and Biological Weapons Section Institution: Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Centre Address: Zone 4.A.17 Based in Ministry of Defense Whitehall London SW1A 2HB Telephone: +44 207 008 2187 Website: http://www.gov.uk/fco
