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Animal Health Sub-Working Group Meeting

11-13 June, 2024
Venue: David Livingstone Safari Lodge, Livingstone, Zambia

Chair: Dr Kenneth Shoombe on behalf of Dr Albertina Shilongo (Namibia)
Meeting Facilitator: KAZA Secretariat and AHEAD

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Time

Agenda Item

Presenter/Facilitator

Arrival Day – Monday 10 June 2024

 

Arrival at David Livingstone Safari Lodge

 

Steering Committee meeting

15:00

Steering Committee meeting

SC members

18:00

DINNER

 



Day 1 – Tuesday 11 June 2024

08:00

Registration

KAZA Secretariat/AHEAD

Introduction

08:30

Opening & welcome remarks

Kenneth Shoombe, DVS Namibia (Chair)

08:40

Participants introductions

All

08:50

Presentation & adoption of agenda

KAZA Secretariat & Chair

Updates from KAZA Secretariat & Steering Committee

09:00

Update from KAZA Secretariat

Nyambe Nyambe, KAZA Secretariat

09:15

Update from Steering Committee

Nidhi Ramsden, AHEAD

Updates from Partner States - current activities, challenges & gaps in the KAZA landscape

09:30

Angola

Paulo Afonso, IVS Angola

09:45

Botswana

Bernhard Mbeha, DVS Botswana

10:00

Namibia

Kenneth Shoombe, DVS Namibia

10:15

Q&A, discussion

All

10:30

TEA BREAK

 

11:00

Zambia

George Dautu, DVS Zambia

11:15

Zimbabwe

Tapiwanashe Hanyire, DVS Zimbabwe

11:30

Q&A, discussion

All

Updates on workplan progress (part 1) – all stakeholders (Partner States & Cooperating Partners)

11:45

Joint targeted surveillance – outcomes of border harmonization meeting

Kenneth Shoombe, DVS Namibia

12:00

Q&A, discussion

All

12:15

KAZA state of livestock assessment

Jacques van Rooyen, H4H

12:45

Q&A, discussion

All

13:00

LUNCH

 

14:00

Fencing disease risk assessment [see slides 1-105]

Laura Rosen, AHSWG epidemiologist

14:45

Q&A, discussion

All

15:00

Fencing disease risk assessment, cont. [see slides 106-172]

Laura Rosen, AHSWG epidemiologist; Kobedi Segale, DVS Botswana; Kenneth Shoombe, DVS Namibia

15:30

TEA BREAK

 

16:00

Q&A, discussion

 

16:15

Capacity building – diagnostic & training needs assessment

Laura Rosen, AHSWG epidemiologist; Chris Foggin, VFWT

16:30

Q&A, discussion on next steps

All

17:00

Adjourn for the day

 

18:00

GROUP DINNER

 



Day 2 – Wednesday 12 June 2024

Field visit to Herding for Health (H4H) site

06:30

Depart lodge for Simalaha Community Conservancy

All

09:00

Field visit of conservancy & H4H site

All

13:00

PACKED LUNCH & GROUP PHOTO – in the field

 

15:00

Depart Simalaha for lodge

All

17:30

Back at lodge, adjourn for the day

 

18:00

DINNER

 



Day 3 – Thursday 13 June 2024

08:00

Reflections on Day 2

 

Updates on workplan progress (part 2) – all stakeholders (Partner States & Cooperating Partners)

08:15

Updates since the last meeting on the following:
  •  KAZA protocol for sample movement
  •  One Health framework for accessing World Bank funding
  •  AHSWG strategic framework development
  •  KAZA laboratory capacity development
  •  Priority diseases in KAZA

Faciliated session

09:00

Discussion (incl. additional current &/or emerging issues)

All

Next steps

09:30

Workplan updates & suggested revisions

Shirley Atkinson & Nidhi Ramsden, AHEAD

09:50

Q&A, discussion (incl. priority ranking system)

All

10:15

TEA BREAK

 

10:45

Workplan review & updates including:
  •  review priority rankings of activities
  •  develop timelines for activities
  •  identify leads for activities (who's responsible)
  •  review 2023 priorities & identify those for 2024/25

Breakout groups

12:30

Plenary report back & way forward

Plenary

13:00

Next meeting & closing remarks

George Dautu, DVS Zambia (Host Country)

13:15

LUNCH

 

Steering Committee meeting

14:15

Steering Committee meeting

SC members

Field visit to the Victoria Falls

15:30

Depart for Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park

All

18:00

Return to lodge; adjourn

 

18:30

GROUP DINNER

 



Departure Day – Friday 14 June 2024

 

Airport transfers; onward travel

 


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