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The 10th Annual Eastern Africa Regional Animal Health Network (EA-RAHN) virtual meeting – Enhancing trans-boundary animal disease control in the region. October 26-27, 2020
ICPALD organized the 10th Annual Eastern Africa Regional Animal Health Network (EA-RAHN) virtual meeting in collaboration with FAO, AUIBAR and OIE. It was held from October 26-27;2020 and financed by FAO/SFE. Animal health surveillance, risk assessment and early warning of potential disease outbreaks all rely on timely information sharing among the key stakeholders. Disease information […]
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African Risk Capacity Multi-Stakeholder Sensitization Meeting for the IGAD Region. 15th September, 2020
Introduction In an effort to build resilience of the IGAD member States, IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) partnered with African Risk Capacity (ARC), a specialized agency of the African Union (AU) and held a virtual meeting on 15th September, 2020 to raise awareness of ARC non-Member States in the Region [Eritrea, […]
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Implementation of National SPS strategy and action plan in the IGAD member states to enhance performance; Entebbe, Uganda; 12-13th March 2020
IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) in collaboration with USAID; AU-IBAR and RPLRP supported IGAD member states to develop and validate national SPS strategies aligned to IGAD regional SPS strategy. Most countries also supported to establish and operationalize national SPS committees to enhance inter-sectoral collaboration and share lessons regularly for improved compliance […]
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Signing of Cross-border MOU between South Sudan and Sudan, and the Governance structure to operationalize the MOU launched on 17th to 18th February, 2020 in Juba, South Sudan
Introduction IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) with financial support from FAO funded by the EU organized a bilateral two days meeting between South Sudan and Sudan to launch the governance structure and sign the bilateral Memorandum of Understanding on cross-border cooperation and coordination on animal health and sanitary measures in Juba, […]
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The 4th Inter-Regional Meeting of IGAD Exporting and MENA Importing Countries to review collaboration status for Enhanced Livestock Trade conducted 5-6 February 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Introduction IGAD region exports only 50% and less than 10% of live animals and meat respectively to huge Middle East and North African (MENA) countries’ annual demand, an indication of a big potential to exploit if appropriate enhancement measures are taken. IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) in collaboration with FAO established […]
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The 4th Inter-Regional Meeting of IGAD Exporting and MENA Importing Countries to review collaboration status for Enhanced Livestock Trade conducted 5-6 February 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Introduction IGAD region exports only 50% and less than 10% of live animals and meat respectively to huge Middle East and North African (MENA) countries’ annual demand, an indication of a big potential to exploit if appropriate enhancement measures are taken. IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) in collaboration with FAO established […]
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Development of Vaccination Calender and Launching of Synchronized Animal Vaccination for cross-border areas of Kenya- Uganda ,4-6th Dec 2019
IGAD center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) convened a bilateral crossborder planning meeting between Kenya and Uganda from 4- 6th December 2019 in Lodwar, Turkana County, Kenya to develop a harmonized trans boundary animal diseases surveillance and vaccination calendar for 2020 between Kenya and Uganda . The one-day meeting focused on planning of […]
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Regional Conference on Donkey Skin Trade,26th – 27th November 2019, Nairobi Kenya
The entire population of donkeys in this region is at a risk due to donkey hide trade driven by burgeoning demand from China. Kenya is the most affected in Africa particularly with licensing of four slaughter houses in Mogotio, Baringo County, Naivasha, Nakuru County, Nakwaalele Turkana County and Kithyoko, Machakos County. A 2019 study report […]
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Validation of the Protocol on Information Sharing for Cross-Border Animal Health and Sanitary Measures between Ethiopia and Kenya,12-14th November 2019
IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD), through financial support of BORESHA project being implemented by Danish Refugee Council with funds from the EU- Trust financed the development of a draft information sharing protocol on cross-border animal health and sanitary measures between Ethiopia and Kenya. This was a follow up to operationalize the […]
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7th Regional coordination meeting to enhance control and eradication of Peste des petits ruminantes (PPR),24-25 June, 2019 Kenya
Introduction Peste des petits ruminantes (PPR) and other key small ruminant diseases (SRDs) are among those considered trade-sensitive diseases in the IGAD Region. The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD), after having established the regional PPR control and eradication coordination committee (CECC), developed regional PPR strategies and programme for the control and […]
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