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EAS STERN AFR RICA A 2015

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Pictures on cover :

Representative of the VS of South Sudan visiting the livestock export quarantine station of Djibouti during the OIE – FAO Inter-Regional Rift Valley Fever Conference (April)

The then OIE Deputy-Director General, Dr. Monique Eloit, delivering her opening address at the OIE – GALVmed – AVTA Regional Conference on Veterinary Para-Professionals in Pretoria, South Africa (October)

The OIE Sub-Regional Representative for Southern Africa, Dr. Moetapele Letshwenyo, at the OIE information booth during the FAO - OIE International Conference on PPR in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (April)

Picture © Marina Domingos Monsonis (2015)

Picture © P. Bastiaensen (2015)

The then Vice-President of the OIE Council, Dr Michael Modisane (South Africa), delivering his opening address at the 21st OIE Regional Conference for Africa in Rabat, Morocco (February).

The OIE Sub-Regional Representative for Eastern Africa, Dr. Walter Masiga, being interviewed by the local press following an AU-IBAR workshop on animal welfare, held in Naivasha, Kenya (July)

Group of national focal points for veterinary products after a visit to the Uganda National Drug Authority (NDA) laboratory in Kampala (during the OIE regional training of focal points) December.

Picture © P. Bastiaensen (2015)

Picture © P. Bastiaensen (2015)

Picture © P. Bastiaensen (2015)

Group of Deans of Veterinary Colleges and Faculties of southern and eastern Africa at the launch of their 4th annual meeting, held in Nairobi, Kenya (August)

Overview of participants at the 29th annual Conference of the Ethiopian Veterinary Association in Addis Ababa (September)

Group photograph with the OIE Delegate of South Sudan, following the official country visit to Juba (August).

Picture © Grace Omwega (2015)

Picture © P. Bastiaensen (2015)

Picture © P. Bastiaensen (2015)

Picture © P. Bastiaensen (2015)

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EASTERN AFRICA

World Organisation for Animal Health 12, rue de Prony 75017 P A R I S [email protected]

OIE FRANCE www.oie.int

4 OIE Regional Representation for Africa Parc de Sotuba Park P.o.box 2954 BAMAKO + 223 20 24 60 53

MALI

+ 223 20 24 05 78 (fax)

[email protected]

www.rr-africa.oie.int

Sub-Regional Representation for Eastern Africa 4th floor, Taj Tower Upper Hill Road, Upper Hill P.o.box 19687 N A I R O B I 00202 KENYA + 254 202 713 461 [email protected]

www.rr-africa.oie.int

ACRONYMS AAHS AAT AFD AGISAR AHC AHIAD AHS ANSES APAW ARIS ASF AU(C) AVTA BHP BMGF BSE bTB BVM CAC CAVS CBPP CCC CIRAD COCTU COMESA CPW CSF CVO DAFF DRC DVS EA EAC EAREN EARLN EC ECTAD EDF EEAS EISMV ENSO EUS EVA FAO FDA FMD GALVmed GARC GCC GF-TAD grabTB IBAR ICCF ICIPE ICPALD IDS IGAD ILRI IOC KALRO KARI KRA KSU

Aquatic Animal Health Services African Animal Trypanosomosis

Agence Française de Développement

Advisory Group on Integrated Surveillance of Anti-microbial Resistance Animal Health Certification Animal Health Information and Analysis Department African horse sickness

Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail African Platform on Animal Welfare Animal Resources Information System African Swine Fever African Union (Commission) African Veterinary Technicians Association Bee Health Project Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) Bachelor in Veterinary Medicine Codex Alimentarius Commission College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences Contagious Bovine Pleuro-Pneumonia PPR Control Coordination Committee

Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement Coordinating Office for the Control of Trypanosomiasis in Uganda Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management Classical Swine Fever Chief Veterinary Officer Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Democratic Republic of Congo Department or Directorate of Veterinary Services East Africa East African Community Eastern African Regional Epidemiology Network Eastern African Regional Laboratory Network European Commission Emergency Centre for TAD European Development Fund European External Action Services (formerly RELEX)

Ecole Inter-Etats de Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires

El-Niño Southern Oscillation Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome Ethiopian Veterinary Association Food and Agriculture Organisation (of the United Nations) Food and Drug Administration Foot-and-Mouth Disease Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines Global Alliance for Rabies Control Gulf Cooperation Council Global Framework for the progressive control of TAD Global Research Alliance for bTB Inter-african Bureau for Animal Resources International Conservation Caucus Foundation International Centre for Insect Pathology and Ecology IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development Institute of Development Studies (University of Sussex) Inter-Governmental Authority on Development International Livestock Research Institute Indian Ocean Commission Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (formerly KARI) Kenya Agricultural Research Institute Kenya Revenue Authority Kansas State University

France WHO OIE France IBAR IBAR AU ICIPE

FAO/WHO UoN IGAD France Uganda

South Africa

EU FAO EC EC

UN USA

AU IGAD UK REC REC Kenya Kenya Kenya USA

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KVA LEAP LEGS LiDeSA LITS MAAIF MERS-CoV MSc MTR NADDEC NAHDIC NDA NEQ NIP NVI OHCEA OIE PAN-SPSO PANVAC PARACON PATTEC PCP PPR PS PVS RAHN RCM REC RoSS RVF SADC SAT-3 SAVC SEAAVEE SEGA SMP AH SPS SRR STDF STSD SUA SVSDC+R TAC TAD TBT TEC TFA TVLA UK UN UoN USA VCT VEE VETGOV VLSP VMP VPP VSB WAD WAHID WAHIS WHO WTO

Kenyan Veterinary Association Partnership : Livestock Environmental Assessment & Performance Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards Livestock Development Strategy for Africa Livestock Identification and traceability system Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Master of Science mid-term review (mission, report) National Animal Disease Diagnostics and Epidemiology Centre National Animal Health Diagnostic Investigation Centre National Drug Authority Network of Export Quarantines National Indicative Programme

National Veterinar Institutet

One Health Central and Eastern Africa World Organisation for Animal Health Participation of African National in SPS Organisations Pan-African Veterinary Vaccine Centre Pan-African Rabies Conference Pan-African Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Eradication Campaign Progressive Control Pathway

Peste des petits ruminants

Principal Secretary Performance of Veterinary Services Regional Animal Health Network rinderpest-containing material(s) Regional Economic Community Republic of South Sudan Rift valley fever Southern African Development Community Southern Africa Type (3) South African Veterinary Council Southern and Eastern Africa Association of VEE

Surveillance Epidémiologique et Gestion des Alertes

Standard Methods and Procedures / Animal Health Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (Agreement) Sub-Regional Representation Standards and Trade Development Facility Surveillance of Trade-Sensitive Diseases Sokoine University of Agriculture Strengthening Veterinary Services in Developing Countries and Rabies project BHP Technical Advisory Committee Transboundary Animal Disease(s) Technical Barriers to Trade PPR Technical Experts Committee Trade Facilitation Agreement Tanzania Veterinary Laboratories Agency United Kingdom United Nations University of Nairobi United States of America Veterinary Council of Tanzania Veterinary Educational Establishment(s) Strengthening Veterinary Governance in Africa programme Veterinary Legislation Support Programme veterinary medicinal product(s) Veterinary Para-Professional(s) Veterinary Statutory Body(ies) World Animal Day World Animal Health Information Database World Animal Health Information System World Health Organisation World Trade Organisation

Kenya FAO AUC Uganda

Uganda Ethiopia Uganda IGAD EDF Sweden IBAR AU GARC AU FMD OIE EA

FMD IOC IBAR WTO OIE WTO IGAD / AU-IBAR Tanzania OIE ICIPE WTO IGAD WTO

Kenya

IBAR, FAO, OIE OIE

OIE OIE UN UN

CONTENT

INTRODUCTION

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GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE OF THE REPRESENTATION

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PRODUCTION STATISTICS FOR THE SUB-REGION

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DISEASE SITUATION REPORT

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TECHNICAL PROGRESS REPORT

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GOOD GOVERNANCE OF VETERINARY SERVICES CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE WITH REGARD TO DISEASE STATUS TRANSPARENCY ON DISEASES NOTIFICATION TWINNING AND REFERENCE LABORATORIES ISSUES OF GROWING IMPORTANCE IN THE REGION MEETINGS & CONFERENCES

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REGIONAL COMMISSION FOR AFRICA ACTIVITIES

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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

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NEW APPOINTMENTS

AGREEMENTS & HOSTING OFFICIAL VISITS & COURTESY VISITS

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FINANCIAL REPORT

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CONCLUSIONS AND 2016 OUTLOOK

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IN NTROD DUCTIION The activities of the OIE Sub b-Regional R Representatio on for East Africa A and thee Horn of Affrica (OIE SRR R-EA) started d in January 2010. The Representation now cove ers 13 OIE Member Cou untries in eastern Africa (including the Republic of South Su udan) and lia aises with bboth the East African Com mmunity (EAC C) and the Inter-Governm I mental Auth hority on Devvelopment (I GAD). A Coooperation Agreeement with the latter wa as signed in D December 20 014. An upd dated Coopera ration Agreem ment with the African Unioon Interafrica an Bureau fo for Animal Reesources (AU U-IBAR) was signed in May M 2015 and a draft Coop peration Agre eement with the Indian Ocean O Comm mission (IOC) was approveed by the OIE Council in September S 20 015 and will be endorsed d in May nextt year. Sincce the first of September, the offfice is stren ngthened byy the appoi ntment of Dr. Sam Wakkhusama as Deputy-Repre D esentative. The annual bud dget of the Representaation for 20 015 increase ed by 34%, largely due e to the oppoortunity to orrganise the Inter-regionall conference on Rift Valle ey fever in thhe Horn of Africa A and the Middle East (Djibouti, April), A the 4thh meeting of Deans and Principals off Veterinary Faculties and Schools in Southern S and d Eastern Affrica (Kenya, August) and d the trainin g of OIE foc cal points for vveterinary prooducts from English-spea E aking Africa and a the Midd dle East (Ugaanda, December). The office still spearhead ds the devvelopment of o the offic cial OIE we website for Africa : www w.rr-africa.oiee.int (inclu uding the m mobile website). A dedicated webssite for the VETGOV proggramme was launched on August 28th : www.rr-africa.oie.int/ve etgov.html The office also coordinated the technicaal aspects off the first OIE continenttal conferenc ce on the role of the veterrinary para-professionals in Africa, he eld in Pretoria (October),, in close pa artnership with GALVmed and a the Afric ca Veterinaryy Technician ns Association n (AVTA). It also coordin nated the two regional seminars on harmonizatio h n of veterin nary legislation at comm munity level, held in Tunisia (UMA) and Lesotho (SADC). The office remaains involved d in a conssiderable nu umber of continental, reegional and national proggrammes, thee most important being tthe continental Veterinary ry Governance ce in Africa (VETGOV) proggramme (with h IBAR and FAO). F Furtheermore, the office o is looking forward tto additional financial meaans through the approval of the com mbined Stre engthening Veterinary V Seervices in Developing De Coun untries and Rabies R Pilot project p (SVS DC+R), fund ded by the European E Parrliament, thrrough the Euroopean Commission Delega ation in Nairrobi. This fun nding should be available in early 201 16. T This report caan be downlo oaded from th he OIE Africa a website (in Acrobat Reaader format – PDF)

http://www.rr-africa.oie e.int/docspd df/en/2015/OIESRREAR REPORTAN NUAL2015 5.pdf

STAFF F Position n (nationalityy) Represeentative

Name

Starting date

Walter N. Masigga

01.01.2010

Samuel Wakhusama W

01.09.2015

Patrick X. Bastiaensen B

01.01.2013

Grrace Omwegaa

16.10.2010

Loise Ndunguu

01.09.2010

(Kenya)

Deputy--Representative (Kenya)

Program mme Officer

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(Belgium m)

Adminisstrative and Financiaal Assistant (Kenya)

Secreta ry (Kenya)

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE OF THE REPRESENTATION The Sub-Regional Representation covers 13 countries of East Africa and the Horn of Africa, most of which are Member States of the East African Community (EAC), based in Arusha, Tanzania and / or the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), based in Djibouti City, Djibouti. The Seychelles and Tanzania are also Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and are therefore also covered by the OIE Sub-Regional Representation for Southern Africa, based in Gaborone (Botswana).

Burundi Comoros Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Seychelles Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda

PRODUCTION STATISTICS FOR THE SUBREGION In terms of terrestrial animals, data are incomplete due to missing information from some Member Countries. Nevertheless, it can reliably be concluded that the Region hosts around 158 million head of cattle (with the Federal Republic of Ethiopia having the highest number at 54 million) and 274 million small ruminants (source : OIE-WAHID, 2015, data from 2014 annual reports). OIE Members

Cattle (,000)

Sheep (,000)

Goats

Pigs

Camelids

Equines

Poultry

(,000)

(,000)

(,000)

(,000)

(,000)

Burundi Comoros

64

Djibouti

40

400

1,900

Ethiopia Kenya

335

-

-

600

-

50

7

2,500

4,500

5

300

500

1,500

53,990

25,489

24,061