The IGAD Animal Health Strategy 2017-2022 goal is to achieve a sustainable livestock production and trade that contribute to growth, poverty reduction, and improved food and nutrition security in the IGAD region. The Strategy identifies 5 Strategic Pillars: 1) Strengthening national veterinary institutions to enhance the capacity for delivering effective animal health services, this entails improving the quality of veterinary services, capacity of Veterinary Boards, provide training to animal health service providers, and set up enabling legislation in order to implement at State level the Strategic actions. 2) Strengthening animal disease surveillance and reporting systems and regional sharing of data to improve disease prevention and control, with interventions aimed at increasing capacity of diagnostic laboratories, and foster information management. 3) Identifying priority interventions and disease control measures in order to use limited resources for maximum regional impact, this includes: prioritization of livestock diseases for the IGAD region, actions on sanitary measures for disease control and vaccination against priority animal diseases, improve livestock identification and traceability for disease prevention and control, biosecurity measures for disease prevention and control, and work on communication and awareness. 4) Enhancing regional and national emergency preparedness for priority animal diseases, through contingency plans, model framework for emergency management and initiatives on impact of climate change on vector-borne diseases 5) Instituting sustainable mechanisms for regular and timely coordination between Member States, through a well establish fundings system and coordination.
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