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Strengthening Institutions for Risk Management of Transboundary Animal Diseases in the Southern African Development Community Region
Full title of the project:
Strengthening Institutions for Risk Management of Transboundary Animal Diseases in the Southern African Development Community Region
Target areas:
Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia
Recipient:
Donor:
Contribution:
USD 661 994
01/09/2008-31/12/2013
Project code:
OSRO/RAF/720/AFB
Objective:
To improve food security and promote wealth creation through the progressive control of transboundary animal diseases (TADs) of strategic importance in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
Key partners:
National Project Coordinators from each country; SADC Secretariat; Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases.
Beneficiaries reached:
The beneficiaries include livestock owners and government officials in the five project countries, as well as surrounding areas affected by TADs.
Activities implemented:
- Outlined a framework for the Southern African Commission for the Control of TADs, including funding sources, sustainability, legal set-up, membership and level of authority.
- Introduced the Digital Pen Technology for animal disease surveillance and provided training to Digital Pen Technology country focal persons.
- Held training courses focused on building capacity for improved risk analysis and mapping within the five project countries.
- Analysed and harmonized national TAD preparedness plans.
- Facilitated a simulation exercise to strengthen and upgrade the national capacities of countries for early warning of and response to peste des petits ruminants.
Impact:
- The capacity of national and regional epidemio-surveillance networks has been strengthened through the introduction of innovative mobile data communication technologies.
- Decision makers at headquarters level can now receive animal disease data in almost real time, enabling prompt implementation of control measures.
- Through trainings on risk analysis and emergency response simulation exercises, the five targeted countries are better prepared to manage TAD outbreaks.