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Policy briefAfrica Sustainable Livestock 2050: Public–private engagement at local level to support One Health policy implementation
A stepwise approach based on experiences from the poultry value chain in Uganda
2023Also available in:
No results found.Uganda has a relatively comprehensive policy and regulatory framework to prevent, detect and respond to outbreaks of zoonotic diseases and AMR along the livestock value chain. Its full implementation, however, remains a challenge. One of the reasons is that there is little systematic information on the challenges and constraints policy implementers face on the ground. The FAO, through the Africa Sustainable Livestock 2050 Project, has joined forces with the government of Uganda and the district governments of Mukono and Wakiso and other stakeholders to support the implementation of the existing policy and regulatory framework along the poultry value chain. This brief provides a summary of the efforts made over the past two years in close collaboration with private and public stakeholders. -
BookletAnimal health technician competency framework: South Africa 2024
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No results found.The South Africa Animal Health Technician (AHT) Competency Framework is specifically tailored to the role of AHTs in South Africa. It builds on the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) guidelines by recognizing increasing levels of competency from novice, through to intermediate and advanced competency levels. The framework aims to support capacity development of AHTs working as animal health service providers with livestock farmers (these may be smallholder farmers, pastoralists of more commercial livestock enterprises).The tool may be used by:- animal health technicians in order to identify their current competency level for a set of competencies and define personalized continuous professional development learning goals;- animal health technician training and continuous professional development providers in order to identify learning objectives for a training focusing on a particular competency or skill set; and- mentors and supervisors of animal health technicians in order to assess animal health technician competencies, identify areas for improvement and provide tailored support for capacity development of AHTs. -
Policy briefAfrica Sustainable Livestock 2050: Awareness of livestock sector policies, laws and One Health among local animal health staff
Snapshot from a survey in six sub-regions in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
2022Also available in:
No results found.Livestock sector and One Health-related policies and laws provide the overarching framework that guides the development and transformation of the livestock sector. Local authorities, and in particular frontline animal health officers, are responsible for their implementation. To perform their function properly, frontline animal health officers should not only be technically competent but also adequately knowledgeable about these policies and laws. We interviewed 209 frontline animal health officers about their working modalities and livestock sector relevant policy and law awareness in two largely urban and peri-urban sub-regions of each Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda, not far from the capital cities. On average, 60 percent of officers could quote at least one livestock law and 44 percent have heard of the One Health approach. There were great differences between countries, awareness on policies, laws and One Health were lowest in Ethiopia, followed by Kenya and highest in Uganda. We also found that in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda 22, 14 and 4 percent of officers have never recieved any training since they started working. A Poisson model shows that participating in trainings is associated with an increase in the number of policies or laws and officer can quote. A logit model suggests that participating in trainings increases the odds of an officer having heard of One Health.
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