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Improving animal health coordination in cross-border regions in East Africa

Improving animal health coordination in cross-border regions in East Africa. Memorandum of Understanding between Kenya and Uganda - A success story… Running with the Baton. Emmanuella Olesambu Project Coordinator RISPA, FAO July 8, 2013. Memorandum of Understanding – Signing Ceremony.

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Improving animal health coordination in cross-border regions in East Africa

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  1. Improving animal health coordination in cross-border regions in East Africa Memorandum of Understanding between Kenya and Uganda - A success story… Running with the Baton Emmanuella Olesambu Project Coordinator RISPA, FAO July 8, 2013

  2. Memorandum of Understanding – Signing Ceremony • Karamoja, Uganda – 24 April 2013 • Under the auspices of IGAD, Kenya & Uganda signed an MoU Video link: http://bit.ly/YGTEIh

  3. MoU Highlights • Objective: Establish the agreed framework and modalities of co-operation for the joint planning, management and execution of the joint programme • Commitment: • Roll out of a joint programme aimed at enforcing animal health policy and legal framework • Establishment of a Joint Programme Coordination and Management Unit & a Steering Committee • Effective cooperation and implementation of activities • Exchange of information -> operationalized in the framework of IDDRSI investment programs

  4. Expected outcomes • Direct outcomes • Coordinated animal health programs; • Harmonized implementation of legal and policy frameworks; • Enhanced Linkages & Information Sharing: Community-Local Authorities-National & Regional Governments; • Addressing of practical challenges pastoralists face (e.g. access to veterinary drugs and services). -> Improving animal health & building resilience of local communities Indirect outcomes • Stimulation of trade; • Regulation movement of goods and mobility of people and livestock across the border; • Facilitation of ecosystem-based planning & Resource use

  5. What next? !!!! • Spreading the success • Serve as a model for other countries in the IGAD -region • At a later stage expand to the rest of Africa • Operationalization of the MoU • Outlining the Key Priorities to inform Programming & Investments (Local-National-Cross border & Regional Levels); • Defining structures & implementation arrangements that would deliver the programme and coordinate accordingly; • Identification of opportunities for linkages with existing and emerging coordination structures, processes and programmes by governments, IGAD and development partners.

  6. Operationalization of MoU What? • Programme Strategy & Priority Interventions How? • Outlining Implementation structures & arrangements; • Ensuring linkages, coordination & harmonization with existing & emerging opportunities & structures such as IDDRSI Strategy & Platform, RPLRP, County Governments, National structures & programmes, Development Partners’ programmes among others.

  7. Operationalization of MoU Where & When? The Karamoja cluster, Now! Outputs: ToRs for JPMCU & JSC; Key Interventions & Strategies; Organogram & Linkages;. Action Plan

  8. Partnership • Donor • Coordination • Implementation partners including:

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