Pan- African programme for the control of epizootics (PACE) Kenya national project.

The PACE programme has the overall objective of contributing to rural development andpoverty alleviation. This will be reached through effective disease control and animal he,care, which will secure the availability of livestock and animal products contributing to thewelfare of livestock keeping communities.PROJECT PURPOSEThe purpose of PACE-Kenya is to strengthen the capacity of the national animal healthservices to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate the control of epizootic diseases withemphasis on private sector participation.IMPLEMENTING AGENCYThe implementing agency is the Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agricultuand Rural Development, Kenya.KEY OUTPUTS• Strengthened disease control capacity of the department of veterinary services.• Greater privatization of veterinary services and public-private sector linkage in the field.• The rinderpest eradication in Kenya following the OIE pathway.• Coordinated control of other epizootic diseases with special reference to CBPP.TARGET GROUPS• The primary target group is the livestock owners in the whole country who will benefit froimproved and readily available veterinary services.• Private sector veterinary professionals delivering animal health care and participating indisease control.• The Government, whose role will be increasingly concentrated on government core funssuch as statutory and regulatory matters and in the formulation of disease control anddisease surveillance policies among others.AREA COVERAGEThe programme covers the whole country, but with emphasis on defined priority districtsTIME FRAME March 2001 to October 2004.