FAO/IOE to get rid of sheep and goat plague by 2030

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE) Media Advisory is to launch a global PPR control and eradication campaign to get rid of sheep and goat plague, known in French as “peste des petits ruminants” (PPR) by 2030.

A statement issued by the FAO and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday said the conference will take place in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire from March 31 to April 2.

Goats and sheep plague in many countries are increasingly threatened by PPR, the statement added.

It said representatives from around 70 countries will be in attendance, and will include Ministers of States, OIE National Delegates; Dr José Graziano da Silva, the Director-General of the FAO, Dr Bernard Vallat, Director-General of OIE, donor agencies, the scientific community, the private sector and civil societies.

The conference will discuss and endorse the global control and eradication strategy that will launch the global PPR control and eradication campaign, aimed to eliminate the virus by 2030.

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Taken from GhanaWeb