During three years and a half since the beginning of the project, many activities have been carried out in the sub-region: meetings to exchange informations and experiences, training workshops, studies and researches in animal health and production in each country, supply of reagents and equipment for laboratories, specific support in health crisis countries.

These activities have been implemented mainly with the support of GCP/RAB/010/SPA project “Strengthening systems for the prevention and control of transboundary animal diseases in the Maghreb and Egypt to establish a Mediterranean Animal Health Network (REMESA)”, funded by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for development (AECID).

Every year, FAO experts organized, usually in collaboration and consultation with OIE, a meeting of each network to discuss past and future activities. Countries are represented by their thematic focal points.

As GCP/RAB/010/SPA project completion date is December 2013, the FAO sub-regional office for North Africa (SNE) organized a final workshop, held in Hammamet (Tunisia) on 29th and 30th November 2013.

Objectives

The workshop aimed at sharing experiences and identifying ways to implement priority actions in animal health. Recommendations will be submitted, for endorsement, to the next Joint permanent committee of the network.

Target people

- Focal points of the four subnetworks (RESEPSA , REPIVET , RELABSA and RECOMSA )

- Resource persons: FAO and OIE

The Spanish authorities, as donor, were represented by Drs Carmen Gonzalez Martin (photo) and Miguel Angel Martin Esteban from the Ministry of agriculture, food and environment.

(Editors: Rania Oueslati and Lilian PUECH, FAO-ECTAD-NA)