Strengthen ruminant eradication strategy — Experts

The call was made at a two-day National Review Workshop in Accra last Wednesday to assess and revise the strategy in line with updated regional and continental eradication frameworks.

AU-IBAR support The Director of the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), Dr Huyam Salih, in an address read on his behalf by the ECOWAS Regional Coordinator for PPR Eradication, Dr Perdita Hilary Lopes, said the eradication of PPR is not only an animal health intervention but also a strategic investment in food security, poverty reduction and rural development.

Strategy review Opening the workshop, the Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Emmanuel Allegye-Cudjoe, said PPR remains one of the most devastating transboundary animal diseases affecting sheep and goats across Africa, with serious implications for food security, incomes and livelihoods.