RAHC

Regional Animal Health Center

BACKGROUND

The creation of the RAHC reflects a common will of OIE of FAO and UA IBAR to continue an ancient collaboration developed because of their complementary mandates in the field of animal health in Africa.

  • January 2006: 2nd international Conference on IAHP in Beijing (China) recommended the creation of Regional Centers of Animal Health.
  • February 2006: The 1st outbreak of IAHP in Africa is reported, in the North of Nigeria.
  • April 25, 2006: These events led the 3 institutions to set up the first Regional Animal Health Centre (RAHC), in Bamako, a technical platform of coordination.
  • December 2006: Mali rehabilitated the buildings of the RAHC (100 million FCFA) to give the best working conditions to the experts of the three institutions.
  • October 20, 2007: Official inauguration of the RAHC by the Prime Minister of Mali: Mr. Modibo Sidibe.

OBJECTIVE AND MISSION

To contribute to the fight against poverty and food insecurity through the improvement of animal health, sustainable development of animal production at national and regional level.

The RAHC is a platform of expertise, information and training. It plays the role of facilitating the evolution, coordination and the implementation of the animal health policies Organization




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