Management and Coordination of Trypanocide Resistance Project Activities in Africa
Explore the management and coordination efforts driving the Trypanocide Resistance Project in Africa. Dive into a comprehensive overview of key activities, financial audits, genetic diversity studies, and cross-sectional surveys conducted in countries like Togo, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and more. Stay informed on training programs, evaluation reports, and initiatives aimed at combating ISM resistance. Witness the collaborative efforts and strategic planning crucial for the success of this vital project.
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
You are allowed to download the files provided on this website for personal or commercial use, subject to the condition that they are used lawfully. All files are the property of their respective owners.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
TRYRAC Year 3 activities (general) Vincent Delespaux Addis Ababa 14-15/7/2015
Coordination Third PMC: 24 & 25 March 2014 External evaluation Annual report 3 submitted Transfer of funds according to plans Website (www.trypanocide.eu): regularly updated Negotiations with EC for budget reallocation Extraordinary PMC meeting (Antwerp) from the 30/09/14 till 02/10/14 to discuss the field activities and difficulties met in Ethiopia.
Coordination (2) Complete financial audit for the European Institutions as well as for CIRDES and UP. Restricted audits were performed for our three African partners: (i) exchange rate verification, (ii) verification of the financial reports, (iii) verification of the use of the contingency reserve, (iv) calculation of the 7% overheads and (v) concordance between local and ITM reports.
WP2: Trypanocide resistance The high genetic diversity of T. congolense renders the identification of specific genes linked to ISM resistance difficult. New techniques were implemented and tested. Will be presented in detail Developing a molecular tool for diagnosing easily and quickly ISM resistance might not be possible within the framework of this project.
WP2: Trypanocide resistance Dr Tchamdja trained at CIRDES Dr Tekle will be trained at UP LACOMEV and TFDA active in Senegal/Tanzania for drug quality testing (collaboration FAO and Galvmed) Done for Togo and Ethiopia Funds were made available by GALVmed for Mozambique Inter-laboratory testing TFDA - LACOMEV
WP 3: Cross-sectional surveys and identification of hot-spots Finalized in Togo and Ethiopia. Mozambique: a new protocol is presently drafted by ITM/EMU to finalize WP3 and WP4 within year 4 in parallel with entomological surveys. This new protocol should allow a proper impact evaluation by LUH at the level of small scale and commercial farmers (?) to be discussed.
WP 3: Cross-sectional surveys and identification of hot-spots The main activities planned for year 3 were: (i) the block treatment in the hot-spot areas in Zambezia province; (ii) the entomological survey; (iii) the stakeholders meeting; and (iv) the best bet strategies implementation.
WP 3: Cross-sectional surveys and identification of hot-spots Activities (i) and (ii) were finalized and activities (iii) and (iv) were postponed to year 4 due to the unusual heavy rainfall that occurred in November in Zambezia province. In July the FUB team (Dr A. Hoppenheit and Dr B. Bauer) conducted a fact finding mission in the study area
WP4: Delivery systems to support control strategies WP4 is fully implemented in Togo, On-going in Ethiopia and Launched in Mozambique. Impact assessment will only be fully optimal in Togo, some clear quantification should be possible in the two last countries to be discussed with LUH.
WP5: Delivery systems to support control strategies Dr Haret HAMBE who has taken over from Dr Cyrille PISSANG in early 2014 has left VSF-B in September 2014. Since then, Dr D thi FAYE has taken the role of extension expert in addition to that of technical advisor. Dr FAYE is now based in Kigali
WP5: Delivery systems to support control strategies Extension strategies for Togo and Ethiopia were shared with TRYRAC partners and stakeholders - finalized Partnership agreement to be signed between NICETT and VSF-B. Partnership agreement signed between ICAT and VSF-B
WP6: Impact assessment LUH (WP6) offers the partners to question the database of the baseline surveys according to the specific context of each Institution. No specific activities were conducted during this period as the impact assessment deals with the starting and ending points of the project as established in the Description of the action . One mission was
WP7: Review & dissemination Scientific international conferences (Tropentag in Pragua Czech Republic; Biennial Conference of the Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine - Cape Town, South Africa; German Society of Veterinary Medicine, Parasitology and parasitic disease Leipzig, Germany) . THX to AH and PHC
WP7: Review & dissemination Trypanocide Drug QC Testing technical & Increasing Awareness Meeting held 19 & 20th January 2015 at the IAEA s Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Website (www.trypanocide.eu): 448 visitors and 1448 pages visited Visibility plan submitted to EC
Unimplemented activities BBS implementation in Ethiopia was initially planned for 24 months from June 2014 BUT: No applicable insecticides, Lack of skilled man power Farmers insufficient adherence to TRYRAC activities because of misleading communication by the national counterpart, The action had to be delayed by 10 months.
Unimplemented activities A stakeholder meeting and training session for implementing WP 4 in large scale farms was scheduled in Mozambique for December 2014. Due to heavy floods in the area, the mission was postponed to April 2015. No data on existing, traditional small holder cattle herders. Excellent potential, motivated farmers No feedback on the new work-plan. Activities to be discussed!
TRYRAC WP7 Visibility & communication Vincent Delespaux Addis Abbaba 14-15/7/2015
General communication objectives To bring farmers to adopt improved animal sanitary care (best bet strategies) for a better control of trypanosomosis and trypanocidal drug resistance To promote at the regional level the best bet strategies by demonstrating the impact of the Action on the livelihood of farmers. To promote the support of the EU to the development of rural areas in sus-Saharan Africa
Target audiences Farmers Community based organisations of farmers National agricultural research and extension institutes Private veterinarians Wholesalers / retailers Public veterinary services Northern public
Communication tools Mass communication tools Radio Printed materials Direct communication tools Audiocassettes / Audio memory cards Pictures box Poster Video Scientific conferences
Communication tools Traditional or community communication tools Locally fame groups of music or drama will be used to popularise best bet strategies. These songs and / or drama can be recorded and broadcasted in rural radios. participation in some livestock keepers feasts
Budget Extension and dissemination (VSF): 133 000 Radio : no cost Annual television broadcasting (stakeholder meeting): no cost Website: 90EUR Audio recording and material : EUR 6000
Budget Local artists (painters): EUR 2000 Promotion items: EUR 1500 New activity: professional video reportage (Africa Interactive at http://www.africa-interactive.com/): EUR 9000.
