Mission of appraisement of the veterinary vaccines production laboratory in Kabul (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). Final report

This mission focused mainly on the Anthrax vaccine production technology currently performed in the laboratory of KABUL (Afghanistan). The different steps of the process have been checked and some technical recommendations introduced. On the other hand, the consultant proposed to extend the present production to some anaerobic bacterial vaccines (blackleg, enterotoxemia) and in a second phase to the vaccine, to fulfill the urgent needs of the country. Estimates for laboratory equipments, refurbishments, calculation of production costs and training are proposed. The last chapter of the report introduces the problem of the financial management of this laboratory and its necessary self-sustainability in the future in the frame of a cost recovery system. (Résumé d'auteur

Technical support study to OUA/IBAR-PARC. Synthesis report

The report is composed of four main chapters: An introduction concerning the zoosanitary situation in sub-Sahara Africa, and an estimation of the economic impact of improvements in animal health. A detailed review of the actors in the livestock sector ant the tools available for intervention in the control of Rinderpest and other major diseases. In a third chapter, technical strateties are proposed for the prospective program. This focuses on disease surveillance and national systems of epidemiological surveillance with support for the laboratories and research (Rinderpest, CBPP). Proposals for geographical strategies of Rinderpest and CBPP control adapted to different geo-epidemiological contexts make up the last chapter of this report. (Résumé d'auteur