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 |
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Arrival at David Livingstone Safari Lodge |
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Steering Committee meeting |
15:00 |
Steering Committee meeting |
SC members |
18:00 |
DINNER |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Day 3 – Thursday 13 June 2024 |
08:00 |
Reflections on Day 2 |
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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 |
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Departure Day – Friday 14 June 2024 |
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Airport transfers; onward travel |
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