Objective: The overall goal of the EPT-2 program is to mitigate the impact of novel high consequence pathogens from animals on humans through:

• early detection of new disease threats;
• enhancement of national-level preparedness and response to new threats through effective inter-sectoral collaboration and partnerships; and
• reduction of risk of disease emergence by minimizing practices and behaviors that trigger the spillover and spread of new pathogens.

Project code: OSRO/EGY/501/USA

Duration: 2015-2021

Objective: The program is expected to realize the following three outcomes by the end of 2024: 1) Improved collaboration among actors/sectors 2) Enhanced knowledge on and/or reduced incidence and spread of emerging and neglected infectious zoonotic diseases 3) Improved mitigation measures against AMR emergence and spread in the livestock sector.

Project code: OSRO/EGY/100/USA

Duration: 2020-2021

Objective: The objective of the project is to fully understand the source, infection and transmission dynamic of the MERS-Cov and minimize or interrupt animal-to-animal transmission and animal-to-human transmission through risk-mitigation interventions.

Project code: OSRO/GLO/505/USA

Duration: 2015 -2021

Objective: There is currently little capacity at all levels, from global to local, to systematically assess and monitor the impact of livestock systems – be they either positive or negative – on people and the planet. This makes it challenging to formulate policies and investments that support a sustainable development of livestock. Such a development enhances people’s livelihoods, through the provision of income, food and employment; improves public health, through one-health investments that tackle the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance; addresses environmental degradation and climate change, and sustains biodiversity. With the objective to address this gap, in 2016-2019 Africa Sustainable Livestock 2050 (ASL 2050):

• Supports joint-learning processes at national and regional level to generate evidence on the current and projected impact of livestock production systems on society, including on public health, livelihoods and the environment.
• Encourages evidence-based dialogue at national and regional level to identify policy gaps or priority areas for reforms and investments that ensure a sustainable growth of livestock in the next decades. Dialogue and consultation not only focus on short-term policy gaps but also, through anticipating prospective changes in livestock systems, on actions to be taken now for a sustainable development of livestock in the years ahead.

Project code: OSRO/GLO/602/USA

Duration: 2015 -2021

Objective: The two immediate objectives were:

• that national HPAI preventive and control policies adopt smallholder and biodiversity sensitive strategies in three countries; and
• to consider the developed strategies at regional and global levels. 

Project code: GCP/INT/010/GER

Objective: The objective of the Swedish support to the project is to contribute to the Global Programme on Avian Influenza Control and Eradication.

Project code: OSRO/GLO/601/SWE

Objective: The objectives of this project were to minimize the risk to human health and reduce the impact of HPAI and other transboundary diseases on people’s livelihoods by preventing and controlling highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and other zoonotic diseases in the poultry sector.

Project code: OSRO/EGY/701/USA

Objective: The overall project objective was to assist the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt in its efforts to control HPAI in the domestic poultry population and avoid the risk of human infection.

Project code: OSRO/EGY/801/USA

Objective: The objective of this project was to develop and implement an integrated programme for cleaning and decontamination of selected live bird markets in target countries, thereby contributing to the efforts to minimize the risk to human health and reduce transmission and spread of HPAI virus.

Project code: OSRO/GLO/802/USA

Objective: The objective of this project was to strengthen and maintain public-private partnerships to support poultry health and production systems in countries affected by HPAI.

Project code: OSRO/INT/805/USA

Objective: The objectives of this project were:

• strengthen country-level capacity to rapidly detect H5N1 cases in animals; and
• improve country-level outbreak response capacity (including coordination with human surveillance, epidemiological investigations using standard protocols and active identification of suspect H5N1 cases among animals).

Project code: OSRO/INT/603/USA

Objective: The project aimed to provide the Maghreb countries the necessary resources and expertise to prevent and react to the entry of HPAI virus and disease, thereby preventing serious losses to poultry raisers and rural economies as well as safeguarding human health and safety. More specifically, the project aimed to:

• improve regional communication and cooperation in disease control and surveillance to enhance and perpetuate the process of exchanging information and experiences on HPAI;
• improve national capacities and capabilities for disease surveillance and control through the installation of TADinfo, conducting workshops on epidemiological intelligence, laboratory competency and contingency planning;
• improve public awareness of the HPAI public health hazards amongst the rural and urban public leading to greater understanding of food safety and cooperation for reporting HPAI.

Project code: GCP/RAB/001/SPA

Objective: The objective of the Swedish support to the project was to contribute to the Global Programme on Avian Influenza Control and Eradication.

Project code: OSRO/RAB/701/SWE

Objective: The project aimed to support the epidemiology and laboratory networks at regional and national levels.

Project code: OSRO/GLO/604/UK

Objective: This project aimed to assist affected and at-risk countries in Africa and other regions in order to develop and implement robust and effective strategies for the prevention and control of HPAI that will prevent serious losses to poultry raisers and rural economies as well as safeguard human health and safety.

Project code: OSRO/GLO/702/CAN

Objective: This project aimed to reduce economic losses and improve milk and meat production through effective prevention and control of vesicular diseases in general and FMD in particular.

Project code: TCP/EGY/3105

Objective: The overall goal of the project, is to lower the risk of FMD, enabling better trade conditions and higher food security prospects for European stakeholders in the livestock sector.

Project code: MTF/INT/003/EEC

Objective: The primary objective of this project was to strengthen the capacity for generating and sharing HPAI disease intelligence and using this to mount emergency preparedness planning against the eventuality of HPAI being introduced into the region, specifically in relation to migration of and trade in wild birds.

Project code: TCP/RAF/3408

Objective: The project aimed to contribute to the overall goal of reducing the risk of H5N1 HPAI transmission in poultry in Egypt to the point at which the disease no longer represents a significant threat to human health.

Project code: OSRO/EGY/101/USA