FAO supplied veterinary centers in Erbil, Duhok, and Nineveh Governorates with IT equipment
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Erbil-Duhok-Nineveh, Iraq, 16 January 2023 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Iraq (FAO) on 12 January handed over IT equipment to veterinary services in Erbil, Dohuk and Ninewa governorates. This support package is an integral part of national capacity building project on improving the delivery of animal health services and disease surveillance in Iraq.
The FAO Representative in Iraq Dr Salah ElHajjHassan handed over PCs, Map Printer, and mobile phones, to be used for EMA-i application and disease reporting, to the General Directorate of Animal Wealth and Veterinary in Erbil, Veterinary Directorate in Duhok and Veterinary Hospital in Ninewa.
These equipment are intended to support Iraq’s ability to detect, diagnose, and report high‐threat veterinary and/or zoonotic diseases in the targeted provinces.
During the visit to Dohuk, Dr Salah ElHajjHassan met the Deputy Governor, Dr Sham’un Tilaya, and the Deputy Head of Duhok Veterinary Directorate, Dr Suleiman Tamer and discussed FAO Iraq activities in the region, the implementations of DTRA funded project and potential future collaboration.
Dr Salah ElHajjHassan also had a brief meeting in Duhok with the newly graduated vets and shared insights about FAO and orientation to the importance of enhancing their skills through trainings to increase their employment opportunities.
In Ninewa, the FAO Representative met the Director of the Veterinary Hospital, Dr Oday Shihab Ahmed who expressed his appreciate for FAO support and together visited the newly established facilities.
The four-year project is financially supported by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the United States (DTRA) aimed at reducing the risk of the international movement of animal diseases, which introduction and spread could threaten livestock production, food security and nutrition, food safety and public health and the environment of Iraq. To achieve the above, the project implements activities to strengthen the capacity of veterinary services to detect, diagnose and report highly pathogenic animal diseases and improve communication between central/local levels and herding communities.
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