Southern Africa Workshop on Avian
Influenza
Dr. MUMBA, Dr. Lebajoa and Dr. L. Budiaki
LESOTHO
Pretoria-South Africa
7 to 9 March 2006
FACT FILE
Area: 30,588 sq km
Districts: 10
Population:2,177,062
GDP: US$ 1,158 M
GDP/Cap: $ 550
Temp: -6 to 32°c
Rainfall: 760-1,905mm
Drought at times.
Land Cat.
Area
%
Lowland
5,200
17
Foothill
4,588
15
Mountain
18,047
59
Valley
2,753
9
Total
30,588
100
LIVESTOCK POPULATION
Numbers
Cattle
Sheep
675,504
1,031,526
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
Imports
Red Meat:
4,468. Tons
Chicken: 1431.4 Tons
Eggs: 32,000 Trays
Goats
775,882
Fish: 397.8 Tons
Pigs
106,260
Horses
80,914
Donkeys
154,780
Goats: 100
Broilers
5,230,198
Exports
Layers
2,457,626
Cattle: 1,232
Sheep: 6,500
Mohair: 830,000 kg
Wool: 2,100,000 kg
Indigenous
Birds
850,000
Poultry Sector
Sector
Number of HH
Population
CommercialBroilers
CommercialLayers
Indigenous
10,460
5,230,198
8,321
2,457,625
4,500
850,000
Duck and
Greese
Total
2,000
10,000
25,281
8,547,815
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NATIONAL TASK FORCE
National Task force
•Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
•Ministry of Agriculture Food Security (Livestock)
•Ministry Of Tourism Environment Culture (Wild-life)
•Ministry Of Natural Resources(Biodiversity)
•INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• National taskforce – established
November 2005 (According to WHO
guidelines – Step by Step Approach)
• Draft Plan presented to Stake holders
workshop – 20 December 2005
• Final Plan presented to Stakeholders on
14 February 2006
• Inter ministerial meetings on going
• Coordinating team
• Planning team
• Operational teams- Districts
National AI Task Force Activities
 Awareness Creation
• Strengthening Early Warning
System
• Capacity Building
Phase
Phase 1 and 2
Pre pandemic
stage
Key Activities
•Public Awareness and
sensitization
•Training
•Material production
•Communication
•Creation of AI Control Centre
•Surveillance of avain influenza in
animals
•Stock piling materials
Phase 3, 4 and 5
•Medical intervention
Cases in birds
•Non-Medical intervention
and a few humans •Communication
Phase 6
•Medical intervention
•Non-Medical intervention
•Communication
Time frame
Since October 2005- on
going
Since February 2006
On going
On going
On going
Since February 2006
Capacity in the Country
•Veterinary and public health officers
adequate
•Animal health technicians limited
•Laboratory staff inadequate
• Equipment minimal both veterinary and
medical
RIVERS AND DAMS
• Orange River
•Katse Dam
•Collet
•Muela
•Letseng
•Raleting
•Tsakhole
•Naile
•Mabote
•Motimposo
•Mokomahatsi
•Libeng sa masole
•Mohale dam
Species of Migratory Birds
Common Name
Scientific Name
Egyptian Goose
Alopo-Cheu aegiotiacius
Goliath Heron
Ardea Goliath
White Stork
Ciconia-ciconia
Little Srabe
Tachydaptus ruficouis
Maccoa Duck
Oxyuramaccoa
Spur Winged Goose
Lack plectroopterus
Secretary Bird
Sagittarius secretarious
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus
Conclusion
• Migratory birds
•Movement of humans
•Trade
Budget constraint
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