What Roles & Benefits for UOFA?

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1 Increasing Contribution of Private Poultry Sector to Disease Prevention & Control: What Roles & Benefits for UOFA? Dr. Baba Soumare; Regional Influenza Advisor, USAID West Africa Office

2 Outline 1. USAID Avian & Pandemic Influenza Program in West Africa Program Strategic Objectives Activities/Projects and Partners 2. Importance of Poultry Disease Surveillance and Control 3. How can UOFA increase its contribution to Public Health Protection? 4. Convergence of interest: Benefits 5. How can you access USAID support?

3 USAID Avian & Pandemic Influenza Program/Support to West Africa

4 Program Strategic Objectives Protection of Public Health through Integrated Medical & Veterinary practice One World, One Health Reduce mortality rates during pandemic Influenza Improve capacity to prepare for and response to Pandemics Sustainable capacity to effectively control zoonotic diseases Food Security Promote Value chains for key Livestock & agri products Private public partnership in poultry industry Sustainable Livelihood

response to Pandemics Sustainable capacity to effectively control zoonotic diseases Food Security Promote

5 Program Activities and Implementing Partners ATP (Agri Trade Promotion/Abt As.) Promoting Livestock (meat/milk) value chain in West Africa Upcoming E-ATP to focus on Poultry Value chain PPP/PFID/LSU Public-Private partnership in Poultry Industry to prevent and control HPAI & other major poultry diseases FELTP/AFENET/CDC FELTP (Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program) for Public Health, Veterinary and Lab professional STOP AI Surveillance and case detection &Outbreak response Bio-security training & application Build capacity of West African Rooster of HPAI/zoonotic experts

in Poultry Industry to prevent and control HPAI & other major poultry diseases FELTP/AFENET/CDC FELTP (Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training

6 Program Activities and Implementing Partners (ctd) DELIVER Commodity stockpiling, supply, dispatch and management AI.COMM Behavior change, communications & sensitization Poultry practice changes/bmp, more use of bio-security FAO Bio-security training & application to Poultry Value chain Regional Laboratory & Epidemio-surveillance networks capacity building Disease surveillance, Detection and Response ILRI/VSF-B/AU-IBAR EDRSAIA project: Participatory Disease surveillance Disease Risk mapping for target surveillance & resources

training & application to Poultry Value chain Regional Laboratory & Epidemio-surveillance networks capacity building Disease

7 Examples of USAID Supported activities Capacity building & Guidelines provision: Strengthen Organisational Capacity (Training, SOPs ) Assist build Public-Private Partnership to prevent & mitigate HPAI (PPP-LSU) Best Practices & Behavior Change through Sensitization & Awareness rising (PPP + AI.COMM) Training on Bio-security in farm & Market) Provide data/information on poultry population, market, risk

mitigate HPAI (PPP-LSU) Best Practices & Behavior Change through Sensitization & Awareness rising

8 Importance of Disease Surveillance & Control?

9 Major Economic Losses Morbidity, drop of production Massive death of birds: Mortality +90% (HPAI, NCD ) Drop of sales: Psychosis, Drop of poultry consumption Loss of market access: Movement/Trade restrictions Loss of income by producers, vendors, State Cost of control: Loss from culling and destroying birds Operational cost for outbreak Containment Testing and case management in humans Cost of Compensation Effects of Late Detection of Disease Outbreaks

by producers, vendors, State Cost of control: Loss from culling and destroying birds Operational cost for

10 Increased Food insecurity Effects of Late Detection of Disease Outbreaks Massive loss of source of protein (meat and eggs) Often the only source of protein for rural population Loss of income to purchase other food goods (unbalanced diet Nutrition problem)

Often the only source of protein for rural population Loss of

11 Effects of Late Detection of Disease Outbreaks Socio-professional, cultural & religious effects Loss of employment (farmers, middlemen, traders ) Loss of source of income and livelihood Domestic goods (clothes, soap, housing, food ) Medicine & Health care Books and school fees Transport Social events (visit of relatives, birthdays, wedding ) Loss of the Coq Protector against Evil Cult & Religious ceremony disrupted Fear & Stigma

soap, housing, food ) Medicine & Health care Books and school fees Transport Social events (visit of

12 Public Health Effects of Late Detection of Disease Outbreaks Malnutrition and further weakening of immunity to other diseases Human sickness and risk of Virus mutation leading to Pandemic Influenza Human Influenza (with catastrophic economic consequences in all sectors (not just poultry) (Spanish flu still in memories)

Virus mutation leading to Pandemic Influenza Human Influenza (with catastrophic

13 How can UOFA increase its Contribution to Disease Prevention & Control?

14 Improve Poultry Management Practices: Adopting a culture of Bio-security Improve bio-security all along the value chain (farm, processing, transport & market) UOFA to develop, adopt and apply Standard Biosecurity procedures by all member associations Sensitization, Demo Farms and Award for Best Farmer Training of members at national level

to develop, adopt and apply Standard Biosecurity procedures by all member

15 Hygiene Hygiene Hygiene along market chain Improve Hygiene at production & Processing level Improve Hygiene in packing & storing/ Cold Chain Enhance Hygiene in transport of poultry and products Improve Hygiene in market environment of poultry products

storing/ Cold Chain Enhance Hygiene in transport of poultry

16 Contribute to Disease surveillance & control activities UOFA/Poultry Associations to be active member of the National & Regional Disease surveillance network Be Transparent and REPORT, REPORT & REPORT cases promptly Collaborate with and Assist Investigation Teams Work in PARTNERSHIP with Public sector Be informed and educated/trained Contribute to sustain surveillance & diagnostic system

& REPORT cases promptly Collaborate with and Assist Investigation Teams Work in PARTNERSHIP with

17 Benefits Competiveness, increased access to national and regional markets, increased income Contribute to Public health protection & preservation Poultry Value Chain actors & Donors (USAID) common interest in increased disease prevention: Access to donor support Quality partnership with public sector & Civil Society

Value Chain actors & Donors (USAID) common interest in increased disease

18 How can you access USAID support? In Country: USAID/USG AI POC, Livestock/Ag Office At regional level (ex UOFA) AI Regional Animal Health Advisor USAID funded partners Other USG Agencies (USDA,

19 Thank you Hum, life without our chickens is going to be tough!

Crisis Management Centre - Animal Health (CMC-AH)

Crisis Management Centre - Animal Health (CMC-AH) Rapid Missions Update October 2014 October 2015 The Crisis Management Centre Animal Health (CMC-AH) is a joint platform of the Food and Agriculture Organization