#NOW ECTAD Eastern and Southern Africa and FAO in Uganda are holding a regional workshop to define country specific implementation modalities for a sustainable delivery of the FAO in Emergencies and FAO Livestock in-service applied veterinary epidemiology training program #ISAVET

I have just concluded a very insightful and inspiring visit to FAO in Emergencies FAO Livestock ECTAD team at FAO Zambia where I was able to discuss #healthsystem strengthening, #Onehealth, #biosecurity enhancement and #Pandemic prevention with USAID/Zambia and other partners.

It is critical to expand our FAO in Emergencies FAO Livestock ECTAD network and partnership to enrich capacity development solutions to achieve #OneHealth goals.

Was thrilled to represent FAO in Africa in a three-day workshop to review the The African Union inter-Agency regional #Zoonoticdiseases control strategy where I emphasized on the importance of building sustainable health systems and #OneHealth mainstreaming.

Interactive sessions today as we are concluding this very intense training on biosecurity and biosafety. FAO in Emergencies FAO Livestock ECTAD teams are striving to enhance the capacity of the animal health sector on biorisk management.

Today we kick off the SARE workshop to support elimination of human deaths from dog rabies in Mozambique! Together, Food and Agriculture Organization, USAID Mozambique, and partners strengthen strategies to save human and animal lives. #RabiesElimination #OneHealth #ZeroRabies2030 #FAOemergencies #ECTAD #CDC

SARE workshop participants agreed on the need to immediately produce Standard Operating Procedures for rabies outbreak investigation and observation of suspected rabid dogs. Food and Agriculture Organization ECTAD will support this initiative to full fruition. #ZeroRabies #OneHealth #AnimalHealth #CDC

Food and Agriculture Organization ECTAD Tanzania met with the Director of Veterinary Services to discuss continued collaboration. Key topics included: 🌍 Leveraging private sector reach 🏥 Strengthening veterinary services 🐄 Improving animal health 👥 Enhancing community livelihoods

For FAO in Emergencies FAO Livestock ECTAD Teams, SARE is beyond #rabies control. It's a flagship partnership framework that has been inspirational for innovative and scalable solutions and approaches for sustainable control of zoonotic diseases and #Onehealth.

Today marks the start of our workshop on HPAI SOPs for animal health field officers in Mozambique! A crucial step in strengthening practices to prevent and eliminate avian influenza. #HPAI #OneHealth #AvianInfluenza #FAO #USAID

Kudos to FAO Mozambique for proactively taking action to improve preparedness and response capacity to control HPAI, a global persistent zoonotic health threat with devastating impacts on trade and livelihoods.

Thrilled to be partipating in the second FAO in Emergencies FAO Livestock ECTAD Latin America Regional Annual Meeting (LACREM) in Peru where I was able to share African Experience on sharing ideas, knowledge and resources to foster innovation and improve ECTAD overall performance

What a busy and enriching week! Meeting with colleagues from different regions, agencies and disciplines to celebrate some FAO Livestock outstanding achievements over the past decades and discuss innovation on Animal Health sciences was truly inspiring and energizing!

The FAOR Dr Babagana Ahmadu met with the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) in Nairobi. The discussion was around addressing Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) in South Africa.

The FAO Livestock FAO in Emergencies #ECTAD Regional Multidisciplinary team for Eastern and Southern Africa is committed to support FAOSouthAfrica and contribute to #agrifood systems transformation through the #OneHealth approach

Tackling #AntimicrobialResistance(AMR) is key to safeguarding health! This week, FAO in South Sudan is hosting a workshop using the PMP-AMR tool to strengthen #OneHealth efforts across human, animal, & environmental sectors. Together, we can combat #AMR! #ECTAD USAID South Sudan

Also present during the event was H.E Simba Arati H.E Governor Andrew Mwadime (Wakujaa) H.E Dr. Wilber Khasilwa Ottichilo, EGH PS Generali Nixon Korir Henriette Geiger NLC Chairman Gershom Otachi, NLC CEO Kabale Tache, Regional Manager of the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Charles Bebay

🌍 Hundreds of millions of small-scale producers and pastoralists rely on livestock for their livelihoods. 🐄🥛🐣🐂🐓🐐🐪🐑🌱Eggs, dairy, and meat are vital for our nutritional well-being! Let's celebrate their contributions to our food systems! 💚 #HappyWeekend

. Food and Agriculture Organization’s Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (#ECTAD), reviewed its two decades of impactful work in advancing global #animalhealth worldwide, with a #OneHealth approach. The newsletter gives you a regional overview: bit.ly/3VFiusg

How can we stop pathogen spillover in agriculture? Yesterday, Food and Agriculture Organization #ECTAD shared insights at National Academies workshop on preventing patient zero, exploring MERS-CoV, #HPAI, Mpox, and innovative strategies for healthier agri-food systems!