The meeting for the Global Platform for ASF brought  together key stakeholders at the global level to  coordinate  ASF  early  warning,  prevention  and  progressive  control  efforts.  Participants included  i) international organizations; ii) development agencies;  iii) regional organizations; iv) governments; v) research institutions; vi) reference laboratories; and vii) the private sector.
The objectives of the meeting were to:

• Present the Platform’s concept, including vision, mission and goals.
• Clarify stakeholder expectations with regard to the Platform.
• Decide on the network’s membership, structure, sustainability  and governance.
• Define the Platform’s scope of action for the short and medium term.