Proposal For OAU-IBAR PACE Database Management Information System.

The incidence of poverty in Africa is not a new phenomenon. It has been there for as long asAfrica itself has been there. But the people of Africa have forever used their land as the sourceof survival through cultivation and herding. The practice is now threatened by the increasingpopulation, which particularly comes with it a reduction in the amount of land available forherding. An outbreak of disease for animals means that migration of the animals to un-infectedgrounds is no longer possible. This therefore implies that the animals would have to receivetreatment or the already meager wealth will disappear in no time.The delivery of veterinary services is critical to successful elimination of poverty in Africa.OAU/IBAR understands the critical nature of this problem and has therefore conceived thePACE programme which address animal health information collection, analysis, reporting anddissemination.Indeed, the dissemination of information on disease patterns, the tracking of disease incidenceand the elimination of poverty among livestock producers in Africa are all intertwined into one.For the achievement of the trio viz: disease elimination, tracking of incidence of disease andhence the initiation of elimination of the same, and the elimination of poverty or at least itsalleviation can only be achieved if a centralized data collection, analysis, information generationand sharing is given a prominent role in the integrated effort.The need to monitor the incidence of livestock disease patterns is critical and requires concertedreporting for effective preparedness and early warning. On-line dissemination of informationespecially at this time where the level of technological advancement has become a necessarytool in management and decision making, it is not only a necessary, but also an essential,vehicle for the achievement of the desired goal of the PACE database management informationsystem.As indicated in the ToR Belcom CT will seek to meet the desired project goals of:• Assessing of data types for best structured database• Evaluation of the proposed analytical tools• Proposing the best operational platform• Phased design of the operational database MIS• Production of a working prototype• Testing of operational prototype• Incorporating comments gathered to produce the final version• Translating of a French version for the country database MIS• Preparing a complete operational system manual• Provision Of Technical SupportIt is our pledge that what we have proposed in this proposal shall be implemented, using ourtime tested local resources and experience that shall be our guide as we seek to achieve thedesired goals.