Regional Training for WOAH Wildlife Focal Points for Africa, conducted in Arusha, Tanzania

Participants had the opportunity to share their experiences, exchange actively about their challenges and discuss potential solutions.

Learning resources were provided to participants, including the 6^th Cycle Training Manual on Wildlife Health Information Management developed in partnership with the WOAH Collaborating Center, USGS, and other technical documents from WOAH, including the EBO-SURSY Project.

Picture : Cover of the 6^th Cycle Training Manual on Wildlife Health Information Management (click to download)

In preamble to this in-person meeting, a series of two webinars were organised in the course of November to address topics like wildlife disease notification and surveillance systems, wildlife trade, and environmental assessment tools through discussions, presentations and exercises. Up to 35 country participants attended the webinars (with a total of up to 51 overall participants, including speakers and WOAH staff). Of these national focal points,  85% found the webinars helpful, 92% of participants learned something new and 96% intend to put any of this new knowledge toward their professional tasks.

Picture : The ALERT “serious” board game developed by the EBO-SURSY Project