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Rift Valley fever (RVF) Early Warning Decision Support Tool (RVF DST)

عنوان المشروع الكامل Rift Valley fever (RVF) Early Warning Decision Support Tool (RVF DST)
تاريخ البدء 31/08/2019
الحالة Ongoing
هدف موضوعي The RVF DST tool is used to build capacity for early warning and forecasting at country level, and demonstrates how near real-time modelling, risk forecasting and digital innovation can enhance preparedness and anticipatory actions. In addition, the tool offers expert knowledge on RVF eco-epidemiology (such as the FAO–International Livestock Research Institute Decision Support Framework), risk assessment and categorization, analytical functions and charts of trends in major risk factors, as well as recommended actions to guide appropriate responses to RVF at country level.
شركاء The RVF DST was developed by FAO with the support of the Government of Ireland and the United States Agency for International Development.

 

It was developed as part of the early warning component of EMPRES, is being implemented by FAO’s Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) to strengthen RVF preparedness, response and contingency plans. It was created through the input of a pool of international, regional and national experts, as well as epidemiologists from national veterinary services. Adopting a collaborative approach has helped to ensure the sustainability of the RVF DST by cultivating ownership among the beneficiaries.
المستفيدون Developed in 2019, the RVF DST was integrated in the online FAO Hand-in-Hand geospatial data platform in July 2020 and piloted in three RVF endemic countries in East Africa – Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania – to provide decision-makers with near real-time RVF risk maps and assessments, which are updated on a monthly basis at 250 metres of spatial resolution. Covering the period of January 2003 to the present day, the data is provided in near real time.
أنشطة The RVF DST has enhanced the Organization’s capacity to identify high-risk areas and issue alerts and early warning messages for prevention and control in countries at risk of RVF occurrence. These alerts and messages are issued well before the reporting of the first signs of RVF infection in the countries with a prediction capacity of at least 1-2 months. The outputs of the tool can be used together with results from other RVF monitoring and surveillance activities (such as sentinel herd monitoring) and expert knowledge for near real-time validation of the RVF potential hotspots to inform decision-makers and support early response.
تأثير The tool is used to build capacity for early warning and forecasting at country level, and demonstrates how near real-time modelling, risk forecasting and digital innovation can enhance preparedness and anticipatory actions.

 

Overall, the RVF DST has contributed to an improved state of vigilance and preparedness in the Eastern African region and enhanced collaboration between FAO, national veterinary services and strategic regional partners such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) beneficiaries.