R‑FETPV Network
Sixteen cohorts since 2009. Trainees return to the national veterinary service that nominated them and stay connected as a regional network of field epidemiologists, mentors and partner institutions.
Trainees by batch
Every trainee since 2009, grouped by cohort. Open a batch to see the people in it.
| Country | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | Total |
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| Thailand | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 115 | ||
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |||
| Cambodia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||||
| Philippines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||
| Viet Nam | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |||||
| Lao PDR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| Nepal | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Myanmar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||
| China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 12 | – | 12 | 11 | 8 | 15 | – | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 224 trainees in total |
| Countries | 6 | – | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | – | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 14 countries in all |
No intake was held in two of the years shown:
2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic
2025, when no funding was available
Counts are trainees by the year of their intake. Source: R-FETPV Coordination Unit, Department of Livestock Development, Thailand. Data updated September 2026.
Dr Olivia Mian ArthanikaDisease Investigation Centre (DIC) MedanIndonesia
Dr Nur Izzati AmanDepartment of Veterinary ServicesMalaysia
Dr Bikesh Kumar RautCentral Veterinary LaboratoryNepal
Dr Chiranjibi PanthaDepartment of Livestock ServicesNepal
Dr Thanis SubramaniyamDepartment of Animal Production & HealthSri Lanka
Dr Kornkanok JinanurakDepartment of Livestock Development — Mueang Mukdahan District Livestock OfficeThailand
Dr Narueporn KittisirikulNational Elephant InstituteThailand
Dr Pitipat DongkhowDepartment of Livestock Development — Nakhon Phanom Provincial Livestock OfficeThailand
Dr Puttipol KongsookDepartment of Livestock Development — Mae Rim District Livestock OfficeThailand
Dr Suebsakul KhunklangDepartment of Livestock Development — Bureau of Disease Control and Veterinary ServicesThailand
Dr Watchara SakornwimonDepartment of Marine and Coastal ResourcesThailand
Dr Bach Tuan KietSub-Department of Animal Health and Livestock Production, Dong Thap ProvinceViet NamWho guides the work
Forty‑one mentors guide trainees through outbreak investigations, surveillance evaluations and scientific writing — senior field epidemiologists and specialists from the Department of Livestock Development, partner agencies in the region and FAO.
Program mentor
Mentors who guide trainees through the two-year programme
DLD and non-DLD · Thailand
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FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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In-country mentor
Mentors based in the trainee’s own country, supervising work on the ground
Country government
7FAO country office
4Program Output


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