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NewsletterFAO ECTAD Ethiopia Newsletter Issue 1, October - December 2017 2018
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No results found.The newsletter is an initiative by the Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Disease (ECTAD) Programme in Ethiopia, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The aim of the newsletter is to provide information on program updates and priority One Health diseases in Ethiopia; promote the One Health approach in Ethiopia; and to provide feedbacks from partners as well as stimulating additional partnerships and collaborations within and outside FAO. The newsletter is intended to both internal and external audience: FAO staff, government ministries, development partners, donors, non-governmental organizations, academic and educational programs, professional societies, the private sector, media and the general public. Apart from a brief about the ECTAD Programme in Ethiopia, this newsletter contains major news, events, and programme progress between October and December 2017. Among the major issues highlighted in this first issue of the newsletter are the establishment of a National One Health Communication Network in Ethiopia; update, revision and endorsement of the national strategy on prevention and containment of antimicrobials resistance; implementation of the Second Phase Middle East respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Surveillance Study; and to date efforts in strengthening the national laboratory system. In addition, various trainings given to partners’; details of a workshop conducted to setup preparation and readiness to mitigate the potential threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza were also some of the areas given importance in the newsletter. -
NewsletterECTAD Ethiopia Newsletter, July-September 2018, Issue #4 2018
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No results found.This newsletter is an initiative by the Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Disease (ECTAD) Programme in Ethiopia, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The aim of the newsletter is to provide information on program updates, promote the One Health approach in Ethiopia and stimulating additional partnerships and collaborations within and outside FAO. The newsletter is intended to both internal and external audience: FAO staff, government ministries, development partners, donors, non-governmental organizations, academic and educational programs, professional societies, the private sector, media and the public. This publication contains major news, events, and programme progress covering the fourth quarter (July - September) of 2018. Among the major issues highlighted in this issue of the newsletter are mapping of One Health stakeholders in Ethiopia; details of an awareness creation event on anthrax; revising and updating of the national animal health workforce database; assessing capacity of the national Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance system; and sensitizing One Health stakeholders on socio-economic and livestock projections and scenario analyses. In addition, the publication highlights a newly started project to improve sanitary capacity and facilitate export of livestock and livestock products from Ethiopia. Besides, a regional laboratory and field training and an advanced laboratory diagnostic techniques training provided for partners are also some of the areas given importance in the newsletter. Moreover, summary of a snapshot on the cattle sector in Ethiopia, which was drafted by FAO in July 2018; and a promising story on Peste des Petits Ruminants Project are also incorporated in this publication. -
NewsletterFAO ECTAD Ethiopia Newsletter April - June 2018, Issue #3 2018
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No results found.The newsletter is an initiative by the Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Disease (ECTAD) Programme in Ethiopia, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The aim of the newsletter is to provide information on program updates, promote the One Health approach in Ethiopia and stimulating additional partnerships and collaborations within and outside FAO. The newsletter is intended to both internal and external audience: FAO staff, government ministries, development partners, donors, non-governmental organizations, academic and educational programs, professional societies, the private sector, media and the general public. This publication contains major news, events, and programme progress covering the third quarter (April - June) of 2018. Major issues highlighted in this newsletter include evaluation of national animal health surveillance system; rabies awareness creation event; revision of national antimicrobial-related legislations; validation and dissemination of a baseline assessment on antimicrobial use and resistance in animal health; and joint multi-sectoral investigation of a rabies outbreak. It also presents a wide range of supports provided to the National Animal Health Diagnostic Investigation Center (NAHDIC); and the launching of a project to enhance surveillance capabilities and underlying policy frameworks in selected East African countries including Ethiopia. Moreover, a feature story that narrates our effort to modernizing the veterinary laboratory information management system in Ethiopia; and some key facts on the Rift Valley Fever are also incorporated in this publication.
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