About ERSCA

Geographic coverage

Egypt, Sudan, Djibouti, Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger.

Implementation

24 months

Funding

Overall budget is US$ 6.5m funded by the African Development Bank and managed by

• AU-IBAR (US$ 3.9m)
• WHO (US$ 2.6m)

Key stakeholders

OIE , AU-IBAR, FAO, WHO, RAHC West and Central Africa.

Beneficiaries

Ministries of Livestock, Directorates of Veterinary Services.

Goal

Reduction of socioeconomic impact of avian and pandemic influenza.

Main objectives

• Raise awareness in all agricultural sectors
• Strengthening the capacity for rapid detection
• Strengthening the rapid response capacity of national laboratories through the provision of technical equipment, lab consumables and vaccines
• Preventing the disease from spreading

Expected results

• Awareness of the targets substantially increased
• Effective epidemiogical surveillance network established
• Strengthened capacity of national laboratories