Day 6 of #WAAW2023 saw participants visit BOLVAC for a Theileriosis Vaccination campaign & Dip tank in a hotspot in Goromonzi District,Mashonaland East province,Zimbabwe. Embracing vaccination is a key strategy to reduce antimicrobial use. 👇🏾Dr. @Wande_A, Africa CDC in action.

Cattle Dip in Mashonaland Zimbabwe. #WAAW2023

Day 7️⃣: World AMR Awareness Week in Zimbabwe ended on a high note with a university students organised Walkathon Ibrahima KOUMA Lindiwe Makubalo The AMR Narrative WHO Zimbabwe Africa CDC World Organisation for Animal Health in Africa FAO in Africa FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa Ngonidzashe UN Environment Programme Eusuif Otridah Kapona

#happeningnow The Department of Veterinary Servives @DVSZIM Chief Director, Dr. Pious Makaya arrives in Masvingo Province as part of his provincial visits to familiarise with operations at the provincial level towards the prevention and control of priority diseases.

#happeningnow Veterinary Services Zimbabwe Chief Director, Dr. Pious Makaya meets the Provincial Veterinary Director, Government Veterinary Officers, Veterinary Services Zimbabwe partners, Veterinary Public Health Officers, Dairy officers, and Veterinary Investigation Officers in Masvingo Province.

The MinofLands,Agric,Fisheries,Water&Rural Development Department of Veterinary Services Veterinary Services Zimbabwe translocated 84 buffaloes from Eaglemont Range to Nuanetsi Conservancy in Chiredzi District today, in a drive to curb the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease from stray buffaloes to communal livestock.

We are attending a farewell for the Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme Technical Assistance team. It's a recognition of the work achieved through the 6-year program that brought together multiple partners in 6 projects. The EU Delegation to Zimbabwe 🇪🇺 funded program strengthened multiple facets under the MinofLands,Agric,Fisheries,Water&Rural Development

Researchers travelled to Zvimba district to engage with poultry farmers and conduct conversation events so as to understand their current biosecurity and AMU practices. This was an ICARS / DVTS initiative.

#Enumarator Training workshop ongoing at Dzimbahwe Lodge in preparation for baseline data collection using tools developed by the ICARS Zimbabwe Project Teams on Biosecurity, Antimicrobial Use, Behavior Change and Antibiotic Residues.

Statement on Livestock Situation We are now in the leanest period of the season, which is the most difficult. It is now only a short period before we start receiving effective rains, so let us soldier on. Victory is certain: Permenant Secretary, Professor dr. Jiri Obert Jiri

#FAOinAction Yearly, theileriosis (January Disease) kills thousands of cattle in 🇿🇼, to address & combat the disease through informed & coordinated action. Food and Agriculture Organization is hosting a multi-stakeholder validation workshop to develop a Theileriosis Risk Communication plan.👏 USAID Zimbabwe

#AMR Baseline date collection in Domboshava. Cloaca swabs and feed samples collected from Poultry broiler farms for laboratory Screening .Researchers interviewing Farmers using Biosecurity tool on the current biosecurity practices. And distribution of drug bins.

The ICARS Project Behavioral Change and Gender Equity team implementing baseline data collection from poultry farmers in Seke district Ward 5 (Dema Farmer Field School).

Dr. Pious Makaya, Chief Director of the Veterinary Services Directorate Veterinary Services Zimbabwe, convenes with senior managers of ZIMPAKS Zimparks and the proprietors of Simply Wild Game Park* near Lake Kyle, Masvingo.

*Dear Food Security Team!* "Let's stay steadfast in our commitment to our vision: Feeding the Nation! Together, as one team, we will continue to strive towards achieving food security for all. Our collective efforts will make a difference! Congratulations 🎉 once more.”-PS

Today in Harare, Prof. dr. Obert Jiri handed over a SADC-donated refrigerated truck to ZFPA under the government’s fisheries programme. The cold truck boosts fish farmers’ market access, curbs post-harvest losses & drives food security. #ProFishBlue #FoodSecurity #AquacultureZim

CD of Vet Services is on the ground, leading a team to come up with control strategies suitable for specific Foot & Mouth Disease outbreaks around the country. He's embarking on a tour to understand the needs of specific affected areas and for urgent implementing strategy

"CD, Directorate of Veterinary Services Dr. Pious Makaya is on the ground in Gutu district, leading a team to come up with control strategies suitable for specific Foot & Mouth Disease outbreaks. #FMD #AnimalHealth #DiseaseControl" Food security everywhere everyday!!

Zimbabwe drives a bold national push to eliminate dog-mediated rabies by 2030. At a high-level 3-day strategic plan consultative One Health workshop in Harare, Director Veterinary Services Zimbabwe, Dr. J. Machakwa called for unified action to protect the most vulnerable