The project aims to use a One Health approach to promote the sustainable production of safe milk for food security, improved nutrition, enhanced animal and human health, and economic growth.
It focuses on controlling zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the milk value chain.
The project is structured around four strategic outcomes:
- Establishing One Health platforms for communication and collaboration.
- Strengthening surveillance and epidemiological capacity in detecting zoonotic diseases.
- Enhancing laboratory diagnostics for improved disease detection.
- Strengthening veterinary services to improve animal health.
Donor and Partners: Knowledge Bank of Norad (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation) through the Norwegian Veterinary Institute.
Implementation Approach:
- One Health Platform: Establishment of a multi-stakeholder platform to ensure communication, collaboration, and coordination.
- Surveillance and Data Collection: Development of structured surveillance systems for detecting and reporting zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance in milk.
- Laboratory Diagnostics: Enhancement of diagnostic capacity by introducing a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) at CVL (Central Veterinary Laboratory).
- Capacity Building: Training of students and stakeholders in zoonotic disease detection and risk-based surveillance systems.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaboration with government ministries, NGOs, international organizations, and academia to improve disease control measures.
- Cost-Effective Implementation: Leveraging cost-sharing strategies with partners like GIZ for resource efficiency.
- Risk Management: Addressing gaps in partner involvement, avoiding duplication of efforts, and ensuring timely project funding.
