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Participants at the National SMPs Roll-out workshop for South Sudan held at James Hotel, Juba, 1-3 June 2015

16 Jun 15

SMP Roll-out workshop for South Sudan held at Juba, 1-3 June 2015

Introduction In fulfilment of the Activity plans for 2015 for South Sudan under the Standard Methods and Procedures in Animal Health Project, a national SMP roll-out workshop for South Sudan was held at James Hotel in Juba 1st to 3rd June 2015. Its main aim was to roll-out ready Standard…

Participants at the Regional Technical Back-Stopping Workshop for ARIS II Administrators from the IGAD region held at Naivasha, Kenya from 9th to 10th June 2015

16 Jun 15

A Regional Technical Back-Stopping Workshop For Aris Ii Administrators From The Igad Region, Naivasha, 9-10 June 2015

FINAL COMMUNIQUE Introduction In recognition of the challenges in data collection and the gap between different and often conflicting data sources, ICPALD has adopted the Animal Resources Information System (ARIS2), developed by the African Union – InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), as a tool for enhancing the capacities of…

June 11, 2015
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Participants in the consultative workshop on mobile phone applications for disease reporting in the IGAD Region, 3rd June 2015, Naivasha

05 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…

05 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.…

21 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…

21 May 15

Inter-Regional Conference on Rift Valley Fever Djibouti

Reporters: Drs. Ameha Sebsibe and Sam Wakhusama Date of the mission: 21-23 April 2015 Place of mission: Djibouti Introduction The OIE, in partnership with the FAO organized the Inter-Regional Conference on Rift Valley Fever in Djibouti. The meeting brought together professionals to discuss on New options for trade, prevention…

21 May 15

Regional training on Sanitary Phyto-sanitary, Technical Barriers to Trade and trade facilitation for IGAD member states

Nairobi, Safari Park Hotel, May 5-8, 2015 Introduction, objectives and presentations The Sanitary phytosanitary agreement (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,…

15 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…

May 15, 2015
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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…