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Jun 15
Consultative Workshop on Mobile Phone Applications for Disease Reporting in the IGAD Region, Naivasha, Kenya
Background The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) has recently organized the consultative workshop on mobile phone applications for animal health and disease reporting in the IGAD region in June 3rd, 2015 in Naivasha, Kenya. The objectives of this one-day consultative workshop were to have the assessment…
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Jun 15
Report on Livestock Identification System (LITs) Experience sharing Tour to Namibia
The AU-IBAR and IGAD through Surveillance of Trade Sensitive Diseases (STSD) Project organized Experience Sharing Tour to Namibia from 10th to 16th May 2015. The relevant units and departments were represented from all IGAD Member states The main sectors that contribute to Namibian economy include Mining, Fishing, Tourism and Agriculture.…
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May 15
Steering committee Meeting, IGAD-Swiss Partnership status update
Kempisky palace Hotel, Djibouti, 12th May 2015, Reporting Officer: Dr. Adan Bika INTRODUCTION. The Partnership is premised on a shared commitment to promote peace and security, political stability and good governance as a prerequisite for building resilience and economic and social development in the Horn of Africa region. It also…
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May 15
SMP roll-out workshop for Tanzania, Dodoma, 5-8 May 2015
Introduction In line with the Activity plans for 2015 for Tanzania under the Standard Methods and Procedures in Animal Health Project, a national SMP roll-out workshop for Tanzania was held at Royal Village hotel in Dodoma, Tanzania from 5th to 8th May 2015. Its main objective was to roll-out ready…
Weekly ICPALD Livestock and Pastoral News Highlight. 13th- 17th April, 2015
During the week in focus we had the following highlights amongst others: For any comments or suggestions on the articles featured in this newsletter kindly contact the specific media houses mentioned; KENYA:Is your livestock down with disease? Worry about your health too UGANDA: Remove abattoirs from towns GLOBAL:Scanning Cattle Retinas Allows…
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May 15
European Union (EU) Special Envoy visit to ISTVS
IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary School hosted a delegation headed by the European Union (EU) Special Envoy for Somalia, Amb. Michele Cervone d’Urso. The delegation included Marco Hekkens (Head EU Field Office, Hargeisa), Suzzane Martin (Head of Section, Nairobi office) and Alberto Fiat (Field Office, Hargeisa). The purpose of the visit…
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May 15
WTO and IGAD conducted regional training on Sanitary phyto-sanitary and Technical Barriers to Trade and trade facilitation for IGAD member states, May 5-8, 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya
The Sanitary phytosanitary agrement (SPS) allows members to take scientifically based measures to protect public health. The agreement commits members to base these measures on internationally established guidelines and risk assessment procedures. In the case of particularly stringent measures, countries must present scientific justification. The SPS Agreement, generally is a…
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May 15
Brief on the 3rd ISTVS Governing Council meeting, 21st April, Hargeisa
The ISTVS Governing Council membership comprises of three representatives from IGAD (including the IGAD director of Agriculture and Environment Division, director of ICPALD, founding institution (Terra Nuova), representatives of the Vice-Chancellors of partner universities (Makerere University, University of Nairobi, Mekelle University), chair of IGAD Partners Forum, representatives of the private…
Weekly ICPALD Livestock and Pastoral News Highlight. 4th-8th May, 2015
During the week in focus we had the following highlights amongst others: For any comments or suggestions on the articles featured in this newsletter kindly contact the specific media houses mentioned; SOMALIA: Livestock export in Somalia hits record in 2014: UN agency S.Sudan: Presidential cattle arrive in Bahr el Ghazal region FAO: Pastoralist…
