Home / NewsLivestock PS Harry Kimtai when he officially launched the ISAVET training. The Food and Agriculture Organization today launched the frontline In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) for the first Kenyan cohort of veterinarians and para-veterinary professionals. Frontline animal health workersIn 2017, the Surveillance Evaluation and Joint External Evaluation (JEE) exercises conducted in Kenya identified a key gap in a structured and routine on-the-job training for animal health workers, more so the frontline animal health workers. ISAVET builds on the foundation set by the Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training program (FELTP) to address transboundary animal diseases, emerging infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance. I congratulate the first cohort of trainees and urge them to provide the leadership required in enhancing animal health surveillance in Kenya,’ said the Regional Advisor of the USAID in East and Central Africa, Ricardo Echalar.

Source: Standard Digital June 07, 2021 12:36 UTC