SAHSP PHASE II OVERVIEW

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SAHSP PHASE IIOVERVIEW

• Implemented by
• Terra Nuova (Lead Agency)
• FAO, VSF-Germany, COOPI UNA

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Result 1 Animal Disease Surveillance

• 1.1 Annual rinderpest surveys for RP eradication
• 1.2 Surveillance for trade limiting animal
  diseases, based on public-private partnerships
  and community involvement
• 1.3 Strengthen laboratory detection of trade
  limiting animal diseases and diagnostic linkage
  of Somali laboratories to outside laboratories
• 1.4 Strengthen reporting of animal disease
  incidents to veterinary authorities, to AU-IBAR,
  neighbouring countries and the OIE.

• 1.5 Develop early warning strategies for key
  trade limiting animal diseases, with a special
  emphasis on Rinderpest, Rift Valley fever and FMD
  
• 1.6 Surveillance and preparedness programmes for
  avian influenza
• 1.7 Strengthen camel disease investigation
  capacity

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• Result 2 Animal Disease Preparedness
• 2.1 Undertake community awareness programmes for
  the recognition of and response to key trade
  limiting animal diseases
• 2.2 Assist the formation of animal disease
  investigation/response teams and facilitate their
  operations.
• 2.3 Support the preparation of public sector led
  generic animal disease preparedness and specific
  contingency plans for key trade limiting diseases
  with a special emphasis on Rinderpest, Rift
  Valley fever and notifiable avian influenza
• 2.4 Support the preparation of disease control
  strategies for PPR, CBPP, FMD, brucellosis and
  emerging camel disease

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• Result 3 Livestock and Veterinary Policies
• 3.1 In collaboration with the ECSALI project,
  support the consultative processes for the
  completion of the development/endorsement of
  veterinary codes in all the project zones
• 3.2 Support the public acceptance of Veterinary
  codes in all zones, through workshops, posters,
  radio broadcast, websites and publication in
  local media.
• 3.3 Provide technical and financial support to
  the Veterinary Boards to draw up enabling
  regulations, compile the statutory register(s)
  for veterinarians, para-veterinarians and related
  professionals.
• 3.4 In collaboration with the ECSALI project
  provide technical and financial support for the
  public sector to contract private animal health
  service providers (either through the Livestock
  Professional Associations or as private
  individuals) to undertake public goods animal
  health activities, especially animal disease
  surveillance, outbreak investigations and
  response.
• 3.5 In collaboration with the Somali Livestock
  Trade, Marketing and Diversification project,
  undertake socio-economic studies on the role of
  the livestock sector in the Somali community
  livelihoods and national economy and identify
  factors which constrain its development.

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• Result 4 Training of Stakeholders
• (is currently being re-written as part of
  results 1 - 3)
• 4.1 Provide training for public and private
  animal health field workers, on the recognition
  and management of key trade-limiting animal
  diseases in Somalia.
• 4.2 In collaboration with the STVS project,
  organise tailor-made short courses for veterinary
  technical staff.
• 4.3 Provide management and financial training for
  public sector administrative staff supporting the
  livestock sector.
• 4.4 Enhance the awareness among pastoralists,
  livestock traders and transporters on the
  recognition and management of trade limiting
  animal diseases.
• 4.5 Enhance the awareness among the livestock
  sector stakeholders on the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the
  role of gender in livestock development and
  environmental protection.
• 4.6 Enhance awareness of the Action (its
  objectives and outputs), its implementing
  partners and donors among livestock sector
  stakeholders throughout Somalia.

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Role of VSF-Germany

• VSF-Germany will contract personnel for
  laboratory diagnostic support, for surveillance
  of Sudden Camel Death and for taking forward the
  database of major camel diseases
• VSF-Germany shall contract the SAHSP II National
  Coordinator with responsibility for knowledge
  transfer and management relating to the technical
  aspects of the project.