FAO ECTAD Ethiopia Newsletter October - December 2018, Issue# 5
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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 fifth quarter (October - December) of 2018.
Among the major issues highlighted in this issue of the newsletter are developing possible scenarios and their impacts on Ethiopia’s livestock sector; launch and endorsement of a One Health Memorandum of Understanding and four years strategic plan; and establishment of a Brucellosis Technical Working Group. In addition, the publication highlights commemoration of the World Antibiotics Awareness Week; launching of a new project to support national effort against Tsetse and African Animal Trypanosomosis; following up the implementation of a laboratory information management system at the National Animal Health Diagnosis and Investigation Center; and dissemination of results of a knowledge, attitude and practice study on AMR as well as a field visit to dairy farms. Besides, a training to boost workforce capacity of East African countries to prepare for, detect, respond to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases; on Avain Influenza sample collection and testing; and enhancing multi-sectoral outbreak investigation and surveillance data analysis capabilities. Moreover, summary synopsis of a journal article entitled, “Current state of camel production systems in Ethiopia, potential MERS-CoV risk factors”