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Enhancing Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity Capacities to Address Threats from Zoonotic and Transboundary Animal Diseases (AFRA)
Project Type
Technical Cooperation Project
TC Region
Africa
Project Code
RAF5082Approved Date
1 January 2020
Status
Active
Participating Countries
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Lesotho
Libya
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Rwanda
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Sudan
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Objectives
To establish and implement biosafety and biosecurity regulations for and in veterinary diagnostic laboratories and to enhance capacities for bio-threat action.