Pan- african programme for the control of epizootics (PACE) First year annual work programme and cost estimate.

The Pan-African Rinderpest Campaign (PARC) Kenya project work plan was signedin 1995 and implemented alongside the Emergency Programme for the Eradicationof Rinderpest in Kenya (EPERK). The PARC project cost a total of 2.4 million ECU.The amount includes 750,000 ECU that had a separate work plan prepared by theKenya Veterinary Association (KVA) covering a credit line and a programme forprivate veterinarians. The remainder of the project was composed of sixcomponents, namely: rinderpest control and surveillance; contagious bovinepleuropnemonia (CBPP) testing; acaricide testing; monitoring and borderharmonization; strengthening of foot and mouth disease (FMD) control; and technicalassistance. EPERK financing became necessary following outbreaks of rinderpest inwildlife. Both PARC Kenya and EPERK had the ultimate goal of eradicatingrinderpest from Kenya as an integral part of a coordinated regional approach toeradicate the disease from Africa and globally, under the umbrella of GlobalRinderpest Eradication programme (GREP).PARC-K/EPERK officially ended in 1999 but has to date continued to supportessential services such as disease surveillance and vaccination in high-risk areas /sanitary cordon with the savings carried forward. The Pan-African Programme forthe Control of Epizootics in Kenya (PACE-Kenya) is intended to build on theachievements of PARC. The PACE Kenya programme has the overall objective ofcontributing to rural development and poverty alleviation. This will be reachedthrough effective disease control and animal health care, which will secure theavailability of livestock and animal products, thus contributing to the welfare oflivestock keeping communities. The programme purpose is to strengthen Kenya'sanimal health national capacity to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate the controlof epizootic diseases with the participation of private sector.The primary target group is the livestock owners in the whole country who will benefitfrom improved and readily available veterinary services. The private sectorveterinary professionals delivering animal health care and participating in diseasecontrol will also benefit. The Government of Kenya will benefit from the programmeby increasingly concentrating on the Department's core functions such as statutoryand regulatory matters and in the formulation of disease control and surveillancepolicies. Specifically, an operational and strengthened Epidemiology and EconomicsSection will enhance the Department's capacity to control notifiable diseases,especially the transboundary diseases. The Control of these diseases will facilitateexternal trade as per OIE and World Trade Organization (WTO) trade requirements