Training and experiences

 

(virtual)

 

October 2 – 4^th, 2023 : Regional training workshop for OIE Focal Points for Aquatic Animals in Africa (English-speaking Africa). 4^th cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Kigali, Rwanda

2022

December 6 - 8th, 2022 : Regional training workshop for WOAH Wildlife Focal Points in Africa. 6th cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Arusha, Tanzania

September 27 - November 1^st , 2022 : Regional Training on import risk analysis for African swine fever (French speaking African Members). World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)

May 4 - 6th, 2022 : Regional training workshop on the OIE procedures for the endorsement of official control programmes with regard to peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and dog-mediated rabies in Africa. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)  

March 14 – 17th, 2022 : Regional training of trainers (ToT) workshop on the new FAO Good Emergency Management Practice (GEMP) tool. FAO, Zanzibar, Tanzania

 

2021

November 9 – 14 December 14th, 2021 : Regional Training on import risk analysis for African swine fever (English speaking African Members). World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) 

 

September 20 – 24th, 2021 : Regional training of national OIE focal points for wildlife (intermediate cycle training round). World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) 

 

 

2020

March 4 - 6th, 2020 : In-house training of regional staff on the publication of content on the OIE Africa website using Wordpress. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Nairobi, Kenya.

February 24 - 26th, 2020 : Training (of trainers) seminar with regard to the third version of the World Animal Health Information System (OIE - WAHIS). World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Tunis, Tunisia.

 

2019

October 9 – 11^th, 2019 : Regional training workshop for OIE Focal Points for Veterinary Products in Africa (French-speaking Africa). 6^th cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Lomé, Togo

September 11 - 12th, 2019 : Regional Training Workshop on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in the Veterinary Domain (French-speaking African countries). World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Tunis, Tunisia.

August 21 - 22nd, 2019 : Regional Training Workshop on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in the Veterinary Domain (English-speaking African countries). World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

July 9 – 11^th, 2019 : Regional training workshop for OIE Focal Points for Veterinary Products in Africa (English-speaking Africa). 6^th cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Addis Ababa and Debre-Zeit, Ethiopia.

July 2 - 3rd, 2019 : Online training by OIE on “Public - Private Partnerships (PPP) in the Veterinary Domain”. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Paris, France.

May 14 - 16th, 2019 : National orientation training of national officials on the OIE PVS Pathway. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Onderstepoort, Pretoria, South Africa .

March 26 - 28th, 2019 : PVS Pathway Advanced Experts Training Workshop – Delivering PVS Pathway Evolution. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Paris, France.

 

2018

December 4 – 6^th, 2018 : Regional training workshop for OIE Focal Points for Aquatic Animals in Africa. 3^rd cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

July 10 - 12th, 2018 : Regional orientation training of national and regional officials on the OIE PVS Pathway. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Dakar, Senegal.

June 26 - 28th, 2018 : Regional orientation training of national and regional officials on the OIE PVS Pathway. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Johannesburg, South Africa.

April 2 - 3rd, 2018 : Online training by WHO on International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005) “Joint External Evaluation (JEE) Team Member Orientation”. World Health Organization (WHO) , Geneva, Switzerland.

March 27 - 29th, 2018 : National orientation training of national officials on the OIE PVS Pathway. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

 

2017

December 6 – 8^th, 2017 : Regional training workshop for OIE Focal Points for Veterinary Products in Africa (English-speaking Africa). 5^th cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Ezulwini, Swaziland (eSwatini)

October 27th, 2017 : OIE PVS Pathway internal training for OIE Headquarters staff members. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Paris, France.

October 5th, 2017 : Masterclass on Livestock Advocacy and Communication for Development. Delivered by Michael Hoevel of Marchmont Communications on behalf of ILRI Kabete, Nairobi, Kenya.

October 3 - 4th, 2017 : WHO internal training course for WHO AFRO staff members on the development of National Action Plans for Health Security (NAPHS). World Health Organization (WHO) Nairobi, Kenya.

July 18 - 20th, 2017 : Regional training workshop on the OIE procedures for the endorsement of national official control programmes with regard to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and peste des petits ruminants (PPR). World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Kigali, Rwanda

April 4 - 6th, 2017 : OIE PVS Pathway international "think tank" forum "Reflections & Directions at the 10 Year Mark". World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Paris, France.

 

2016

November 29 – December 1^st, 2016 : Regional training workshop for OIE Focal Points for Veterinary Laboratories in Africa. 1^st cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Harare, Zimbabwe. 

November 22 - 24, 2016 : Regional training workshop for WOAH Wildlife Focal Points in Africa. 4th cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Nakuru, Kenya

November 1 – 3^rd, 2016 : Training course on WAHIS and WAHID implementation for OIE focal points on animal disease notification. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt

September 27 – 29^th, 2016 : Regional training workshop for OIE Focal Points for Veterinary Communication in Africa. 1^st cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Mombasa, Kenya.

September 20 - 21st, 2016 : Online training by WHO on “communication essentials”. World Health Organization (WHO) , Geneva, Switzerland.

July 19 - September 18th, 2016 : Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Informing and communicating on social media. Delivered by Rue89 Paris, France.

 

2015

December 1 – 3^rd, 2015 : Regional training workshop for OIE Focal Points for Veterinary Products in Africa (English-speaking Africa). 4^th cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Entebbe, Uganda

2014

April 14 - 18th, 2014 : International advanced refresher course with regard to evaluation and gap-analysis of veterinary services in OIE member countries according to the performance of veterinary services methodology (PVS). World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Paris, France.

 

2013

November 12 – 14^th, 2013 : Regional training workshop for OIE Wildlife Focal Points in Africa (English-speaking Africa). 3rd cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Gaborone, Botswana

October 28 - 30th, 2013 : Training (of trainers) seminar with regard to the second version of the World Animal health Information System (WAHIS). World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Paris, France.

June 25 – 27^th, 2013 : Training course on WAHIS and WAHID implementation for OIE focal points on animal disease notification. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Karen, Nairobi, Kenya.

2012

September 21 – 23^rd, 2012 : Regional training workshop for OIE Focal Points for Aquatic Animals in Africa (Southern Africa). 2^nd cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

 

2011

November 30 – December 1^st, 2011 : Regional training workshop for OIE Wildlife Focal Points in Africa (French-speaking Africa). 2^nd cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Gaborone, Botswana

June 14 - 17th, 2011 : International advanced training seminar with regard to gap-analysis of veterinary services in OIE member countries according to the performance of veterinary services methodology (PVS). World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Paris, France.

April 4 – 6^th, 2011 : Regional training workshop for OIE Focal Points for Animal Production Food Safety in Africa. 1^st cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Hammamet, Tunisia

 

2010

November 24 – 26^th, 2010 : Regional training workshop for OIE Focal Points for Veterinary Products in Africa. 1^st cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

October 12 - 14th, 2010 : "Regional Integration in the SPS fields in Africa : harmonisation of frameworks" (Intensive Training for Officials of the AUC, RECs and Specialised bodies). Better Training for Safer Food (BTSF) Africa. AETS Consortium. European Commission (DG-SANCO) funding. Upper East Side Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa.

August 31 - September 3rd, 2010 : Joint training course on WAHIS and WAHID implementation for OIE focal points on aquatic animal diseases (basic) and on animal disease notification (advanced) . World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in collaboration with RAHC-SA, Gaborone, Botswana .

July 6 – 8^th, 2010 : Regional training workshop for OIE Wildlife Focal Points in Africa (French-speaking Africa). 1^st cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Bamako, Mali

June 17 – 19^th, 2010 : Regional training workshop for OIE Focal Points for Aquatic Animals in Africa. 1^st cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Swakopmund, Namibia

March 17 – 19^th, 2010 : Regional training workshop for OIE Wildlife Focal Points in Africa (English-speaking Africa). 1^st cycle. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Arusha, Tanzania

March 10 – 12^th, 2010 : Regional training workshop for newly appointed OIE Delegates in Africa. World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Gaborone, Botswana

 

2009

April 21 - 24th, 2009 : Joint training course on WAHIS and WAHID implementation for OIE focal points on aquatic animal diseases (basic) and on animal disease notification (advanced) . World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in collaboration with CTTBD, Lilongwe, Malawi .

April 15 - 17th, 2009 : International training seminar with regard to gap-analysis of veterinary services in OIE member countries according to the performance of veterinary services methodology (PVS). World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Paris, France.

 

2007

November 20 - 22nd, 2007 : International follow-up workshop of OIE certified assessors for the evaluation of veterinary services in OIE member countries according to the performance, vision and strategy methodology (PVS). World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in collaboration with the Ecole Nationale des Services Vétérinaires (ENSV), Lyon, France.

February 5 - 9th, 2007 : International training seminar with regard to the evaluation of veterinary services in OIE member countries according to the performance, vision and strategy methodology (PVS). World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Paris, France.

 

2006

January - August 2006 : Certificate in Animal Epidemiology (CEA). Distance Learning Programme (AAD) of the Association for the study of the epidemiology of animal disease (Association pour l'Étude de l'Épidémiologie des Maladies Animales, AEEMA), Alfort National Veterinary School (Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, ENVA), Maisons-Alfort, France.

 

2005

April, 10 - 14th, 2005 : Training workshop on 'Conflict management in natural resources management and national parks projects'. GTZ, Nouakchott, Mauritania.

 

2003

October 28 - 31st, 2003 : Workshop on PID (PACE Integrated Database) and Oracle installation, implementation and troubleshooting. PACE Database Management Unit in collaboration with the PACE Regional Coordination Unit, Bamako, Mali.

 

1998

December 14 – 18th, 1998 : Sub-regional workshop on the use of GIS in defining priority areas for agropastoral development. Projet Régional de Lutte contre la trypanosomose animale (GCP/RAF/347-BEL in Burkina Faso) in collaboration with the FAO Regional Office for Africa (RAF) and the Centre International de Recherche et de Développement de l’Elevage en zone Subhumide [CIRDES], Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

 

1997

November 17 - 21st, 1997 : 9th FAO Liaison Officers Meeting on Trypanosomiasis in West and Central Africa. Hosted by the FAO Regional Office for Africa (RAF). Hotel Cisneros, Sogakope, Ghana.

 

1996

November 20 - 27th, 1996 : Regional workshop with regard to the project proposal for a Regional Programme for Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Control in West Africa. Hosted by the Centre International de Recherche et de Développement de l'Elevage en zone Subhumide [CIRDES], Hotel-Ecole Le Bénin, Lomé, Togo.

November 9 – 17th, 1996 : Study-visit involving the use of livebait-technology and pour on insecticides in vector control operations. Vector Control Unit (ULV) Centre International de Recherche et de Développement de l'Elevage en zone Subhumide [CIRDES], , Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

July 1996 : Drafting of technical reference templates for small animal production projects. In collaboration with the Association of private rural veterinarians in Togo. Micro-Project Programme 7th EDF (European Development Fund), European Commission, Lomé, Togo.

 

1994

January - May 1994 : In-service training course on financial and economic project analysis (Ministry of agriculture). Ministry of agriculture, Paramaribo, Suriname.

 

1991

November - December 1991 : Training course on development cooperation strategies (by ABOS/BADC), Dworp (Brussels), Belgium.

October & November 1991 : Training in Trypanosomiasis-related laboratory techniques. Department of Tropical Parasitology and Immunology, Graduate school of tropical molecular biology ('Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology'), University of Brussels (VUB-ULB), Belgium.

August 1991 : Seminar on development cooperation strategies (by V.V.O.B.). VVOB, Brussels, Belgium.

January & February 1991 : Field trials involving the effectiveness of benzimidazoles in naturally infected calves, as well as training in large animal practice with special emphasis on herd health management. Paraclinical, Clinical Departments respectively, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Zimbabwe (Harare).