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World Organisation for Animal Health SUB-REGIONAL REPRESENTATION FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA Gaborone • Botswana PROGRESSREPORT 2010 Angola | Botswana | Democratic Republic of Congo | Lesotho | Madagascar | Malawi | Mauritius Mozambique | Namibia | South Africa | Swaziland | Tanzania | Zambia | Zimbabwe COVER PICTURES OIE Focal points for notification of aquatic diseases during a training course on WAHIS implementation in Gaborone, Botswana (September) Visit of OIE Delegates to the BMC export abattoir in Lobatse, Botswana (March) The OIE Delegate from Lesotho receives the certificate of country-freedom from FMD. Paris, France (May) OIE Focal point for wildlife from Eritrea during a field visit in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania (March) Giraffe, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Serowe, Botswana (January) Prof. Dr. Gerry Swan during the meeting of Deans of Veterinary Schools and Faculties in Pretoria, South Africa (July) OIE Focal points for aquatic animal diseases during a visit to an offshore oyster farm in Walvisbay, Namibia (June) Kate Glynn addressing a meeting on the emerging pandemic threats programme. WHO-AFRO, Brazzaville, Congo (June) Trout aquaculture at the DIFS of Rhodes University in Grahams- town, South Africa (August) OIE SRR SA | Progress Report 2010 Acronyms : AAHRI Aquatic Animal Health Research Institute [Thailand] AAHS Aquatic Animal Health Services ACP Africa, Caribbean, Pacific [EDF] ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line AFB American Foulbrood AFD Agence Française de Développement [France] AfDB African Development Bank AFRO Africa Regional Headquarters [WHO] AHID Animal Health Information Department [OIE] ANMV Agence Nationale du Médicament Vétérinaire [ANSES] ANSES Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire (formerly AFSSA) [France] APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [USDA] ARC (Global) Alliance for Rabies Control ARC Agricultural Research Council [South Africa] AU African Union BMC Botswana Meat Commission BNVL Botswana National Veterinary Laboratory BSC Biological Standards Commission [OIE] BTOR Back to Office Report BTSF Better Training for Safer Food (programme) [DG SANCO] BVI Botswana Vaccine Institute CAADP Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme [AU] CAR Central African Republic CBPP Contagious Bovine Pleuro-Pneumonia CCHF Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever CCPP Contagious Caprine Pleuro-Pneumonia CCTV closed – circuit television CCWHC Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre CDC Centres for Disease prevention and Control [US] CEEAC Communauté Economique des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale CESME Centro Studi Malattie Esotiche [IZS] COMESA Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa CRVOI Centre de recherche et de veille sur les maladies émergentes dans l’Océan Indien CTTBD Centre for Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases [AU] CV Curriculum Vitae CVL Central Veterinary Laboratory CVO Chief Veterinary Officer DAFF Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries [South Africa] DG-SANCO Health and Consumer Directorate General [EC] DIFS Department of Ichtyology and Fisheries Science [RU] DRC Democratic Republic of Congo EAC East African Community EC European Commission [EU] ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States ECTAD Emergency Centre for TADs [FAO] EDF European Development Fund [EC] EISC Epidemiology and Informatics Sub-Committee [LTC] EISMV Ecole Inter-états de Sciences et Médicine Vétérinaires EPT Emerging Pandemic Threats [USAID] EU European Union EUR Euro EUS epizootic ulcerative syndrome FANR Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources directorate [SADC] FANRPAN Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FI Fisheries Department [FAO] FIFA Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIGIS Fisheries Global Information System [FAO] FMD Foot and Mouth Disease GALVmed Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines GF-TAD Global Framework for the progressive control of TADs [FAO & OIE] HACCP Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points IBAR Inter-african Bureau for Animal Ressources [AU] ICP International Cooperation Partners IFAH International Federation for Animal Health IGAD Inter-Governmental Authority on Development IRCM Integrated Regional Coordination Mechanism [AU-IBAR] ISS Istituto Superiore de Sanita [Italy] IZS Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise [Italy] LDSC Laboratory Diagnosis Sub-Committee [LTC] LIMS Livestock Information Management System [SADC] LITS Livestock Information and Traceability System [Botswana] LoA Letter of Agreement LTC Livestock Technical Committee [SADC] OIE SRR SA | Progress Report 2010 MAEE Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Européennes [France] MFMR Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources [Namibia] MITC Meat Inspection Training Centre [UB] MoU Memorandum of Understanding NEPAD New Partnership for Africa’s Development [AU] NVI Norwegian Veterinary Institute NVRI Nigeria Veterinary Research Institute OIE World Organisation for Animal Health OVI Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute [ARC] PANVAC Pan African Veterinary Vaccine Center [AU] PCP Progressive Control Pathway [FMD] PPR Peste des Petits Ruminants PVS Performance of Veterinary Services [OIE] RAD Regional Activities Department [OIE] RAHC Regional Animal Health Centre REC Regional Economic Communities RIP Regional Indicative Programme [EDF] RR Regional Representation [OIE] RR-AF RR for Africa RU Rhodes University [South Africa] RVF Rift valley fever SA Southern Africa SAA South African Airways SAAHA South African Animal health Association SACIDS Southern African Centre for Infectious Diseases Surveillance SADC Southern African Development Community SADCAVEE SADC Association of VEE SARNISSA Sustainable Aquaculture Resource Networks in Sub Saharan Africa SASVEPM Southern African Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine SAT South Africa Type [FMD] SAVC South African Veterinary Council SAX South African Express SCAD Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases [OIE] SEARG Southern and Eastern Africa Rabies Group SPS [Agreement on the application of] Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures [WTO] SRR Sub-Regional Representation [OIE] SRR-SA SRR for Southern Africa STDF Standards and Trade Development Facility [WTO] t ton (metric) TAD Transboundary Animal Disease(s) TAHC Terrestrial Animal Health Code TBD To be decided TFCA Transfrontier Conservation Area(s) UB University of Botswana UEMOA Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNZA University of Zambia UP University of Pretoria [South Africa] US United States (of America) USAID United States Agency for International Development USD United States Dollar USDA United States Department of Agriculture VEE Flemish Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economy VEE veterinary educational establishments VICH International Cooperation on Harmonisation of technical requirements for registration of Veterinary products VLA Veterinary Laboratories Agency [UK] VOIP Voice over Internet Protocol VS Veterinary Services VSB Veterinary Statutory Body WAHID World Animal Health Information Database [OIE] WAHIS World Animal Health Information System [OIE] WCS Wildlife Conservation Society WFC World Fish Centre WHO World Health Organization, WNF West Nile Fever WTO World Trade Organisation WVA World Veterinary Association ZA South Africa (Republic of) OIE SRR SA | Progress Report 2010 CONTENT INTRODUCTION 1 GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE OF THE REPRESENTATION 2 DISEASE SITUATION REPORT 5 TECHNICAL ISSUES 9 GOOD GOVERNANCE OF VETERINARY SERVICES 9 CAPACITY BUILDING 10 ASSISTANCE WITH REGARD TO DISEASE STATUS 14 INTERVENTIONS ON OIE CONTRIBUTIONS 15 TRANSPARENCY ON DISEASES NOTIFICATION 15 TWINNING AND REFERENCE LABORATORIES 17 ISSUES OF GROWING IMPORTANCE IN THE REGION 20 MEETINGS & CONFERENCES 22 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT 25 STAFF 26 OFFICIAL VISITS 31 AGREEMENTS & HOSTING 32 COMMISSIONED CONSULTANCIES 32 GF-TAD & REGIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH CENTER 32 REGIONAL COMMISSION FOR AFRICA ACTIVITIES 33 FINANCIAL REPORT 34 CONCLUSIONS AND 2011 OUTLOOK 35 OIE SRR SA | Progress Report 2010 INTRODUCTION he OIE Sub-Regional Representation for Southern Africa (SRR-SA) was set up in 2005, in Gaborone, TBotswana. The SRR-SA covers 15 countries of SADC, of which the Secretariat is also based in Gaborone. The latest Member State, the Seychelles, re-joined SADC in the course of 2008, and joined the OIE in 2010. The year 2010, as was the case in 2008 and 2009, was a very active and busy one, not only in terms of disease outbreaks in the sub-region but also in terms of capacity-building interventions by the OIE SRR-SA (five major capacity-building events organised). The organisation of the Namibia seminar on aquatic animal diseases amidst the pressure of the FIFA Football World Cup in South Africa has been a genuine tour de force, for which our administrative and financial assistant Mpho Mantsho, in particular, is congratulated. Fortunately enough the team was later considerably strengthened with the appointment of a Deputy- Representative, Dr. Neo Mapitse, in August 2010. While OIE and FAO signed a two-way agreement towards the establishment of the Regional Animal Health Centre for Southern Africa in 2009, the signing of a formal tripartite agreement between FAO, OIE and AU- IBAR for the Regional Animal Health Centre is still awaited, while at the same time the financial prospects of the FAO partner (ECTAD) look increasingly worrisome. This report is proudly dedicated to the late Dr Abdoulaye Bouna Niang, who sadly passed away in November