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15 Oct 15

Regional meeting to review the status of implementation of grades and Standards

Regional meeting to review the status of implementation of grades and Standards undertaken IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) organized the meeting with financial support of Regional Pastoral Livelihood and Resilience project (RPLRP) with the objectives of understanding the status of implementation of grades and standards, modalities…

06 Oct 15

The Regional Export Quarantines Network established and launched

IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) organized a regional meeting to establish and launch the Regional Export Quarantines Network (NEQ). The meeting took place at Grand Holiday Villa Hotel in Khartoum, Sudan from 30 September-Oct 01, 2015. The region is rich in livestock resources, which is the…

06 Oct 15

Regional consultative meeting to improve understanding of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

Regional consultative meeting to improve understanding of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) conducted IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) organized a regional consultative meeting to improve understanding of MERS-CoV and enhance its prevention and control in the Greater Horn of Africa and took place at Grand Holiday…

28 Sep 15

Regional Workshop on Establishing IGAD Dryland Research Forum

INTRODUCTION The Regional workshop on the establishment of IGAD Dryland Research Forum has been conducted at the Capital Hotel Addis Abeba, Ethiopia from Sep. 16-17/2015 with the participation of relevant research institutions from the member countries namely: Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia and concerned staffs from the IGAD…

09 Sep 15

GHACOF 41 Held in Dar-es-Salaam

The objective of the forum was to develop consensus regional climate outlook for the September to December 2015 rainfall season and to formulate mitigation strategies on the implications of the projected seasonal climate outlook on the critical socioeconomic sectors of the GHA region. The forum also provided a regional interaction…

26 Aug 15

The SMP-AH joint national training for frontline animal health workers from border entry points and cross-border areas in Djibouti, Somaliland and Puntland

Introduction The SMPAH joint national training workshop for frontline animal health workers from border entry points in Djibouti, Somaliland and Puntland on disease surveillance, disease control and disease reporting was held in Djibouti City from 20th to 22nd August 2015. The main aim of the training was to equip frontline…

26 Aug 15

SMP-AH National SMP roll-out workshop for Somaliland and Central South Somalia, Hargeisa

Introduction A national SMP roll-out workshop for Somaliland, and Central South Somalia was held in Hargeisa, from 4th to 6th August 2015. Its main aim was to roll-out ready Standard Methods and Procedures (SMPs) for FMD, PPR, RVF and brucellosis to veterinary stakeholders within Somaliland, and Central South Somalia to…

21 Aug 15

Regional Training Workshop for Media Practitioners on Drought Resilience and Pastoralism

Introduction The role of media in any development process cannot be overemphasized. In addition, the power of media is phenomenal and effective in raising awareness, changing behaviors, mobilizing public opinions and resources, as well as influencing policies and setting agendas. At the same time, media practitioners, newsmakers and celebrities can…

12 Aug 15

Validation of the Standard Operating Procedures for Laboratory Tests for Trade Related Trans-boundary Animal Diseases

Introduction A workshop to validate the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Laboratory Tests and Testing procedures for Trade Related Transboundary Animal Diseases for Greater Horn of Africa (GHoA) region was held in Sebeta, Ethiopia between 22nd 24th July 2015. Its main aim was to harmonize the Standard Methods and Procedures…

11 Aug 15

Making Animal Welfare and Human Wellbeing our Principal goal in Africa : AU- IBAR

Introduction In 2014, the African Union Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) began enhancing focus on animal welfare in order to position it as a leading technical institution of African Union Commission (AUC) in the field of animal welfare. It is in this context that “Compliance with animal welfare standards” was…