During 3rd-5th March, the GBADs and University of Liverpool team delivered a 3-day workshop in Siavonga, Zambia. The workshop aimed at teaching key concepts required for assessing the economic impact of animal health interventions, as well as discussing practical implementation cases.
This event concludes the current phase of the work conducted by our team as part of the Animal Health System Strengthening programme, funded by UK’s Overseas Development Assistance via the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). It gathered around 20 people, including participants from Zambia and Ghana, in addition to AHSS, CEFAS and APHA representatives.
The workshop was designed around a strong training complement with the following concepts covered during a plenary lecture.
- Key concepts in animal health economics, such as productivity, profitability, opportunity cost and gross margin analysis.
- Use of partial budget analysis to assess short-term changes generated by animal health interventions.
- Use of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to assess long-term changes generated by animal health interventions.
- Considering the nature and quality of data required to parametrise such analyses.
All concepts were then applied during a practical, hands-on exercise by the participants!
In addition, several experts were invited to deliver presentations (in person or online) to provide examples of analyses as well as different perspectives on animal health economics:
• Disease freedom and economics, Prof Ed Peeler (CEFAS)
• Available tools in animal health interventions for disease prevention and control as well as export, Dr. Misheck Mulumba (independent consultant, Zambia)
• Achievements from the Global Burden of Animal Disease programme in Ethiopia, Dr. Wudu Temesgen (ILRI and University of Gondar)
• Ex-ante economic assessment for an FMD zone in Mongolia (Dr. Chris Bartels, EuFMD) and Pakistan (Dr. Nick Lyons, FAO), respectively.
• Economic analysis of FMD vaccination strategies in Uruguay, Prof. Jonathan Rushton (University of Liverpool)
A successful 3 days in Siavonga, with fruitful discussions and ideas to progress into the future with. If you have any questions regarding the workshop or AHSS project, contact us!
