COMPREHENSIVE LIVESTOCK HEALTH PROGRAM: TARGETED TREATMENT AND HOLISTIC INTERVENTIONS FOR MAJOR PREVALENT DISEASES IN THE LIVESTOCK FARMING COMMUNITY OF DAYNILE DISTRICT, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA.

The general objective of this project was to intervene with the most common livestock diseases in Dayniile district by carrying out a comprehensive campaign for treatment and control. The specific objectives consisted of a treatment campaign, improving infrastructure for establishing disinfectant foot dips and hand washing points, providing disinfectant tools, and finalising community engagement and education by doing training at the farm level.The team visited different donors and added their contribution. After collecting sufficient funds from various sources, the team began the procurement of the necessary materials. This included purchasing veterinary drugs and supplies from local pharmacies and other essentials like stationery. The first activity was treatment campaigns, which were a central aspect of the project. Over 290 animals were treated for various diseases and conditions. The farm manager was informed of the diagnoses, and upon receiving their permission, the appropriate treatments were administered. The second intervention action was a vaccination campaign. The team vaccinated a total of 70 animals against clostridial bacteria, which is one of the most common camel diseases encountered in the area. The third intervention was the establishment of biosecurity facilities at select livestock farms. Among all the farms involved in the project, five were chosen for the provision of enhanced biosecurity measures. These measures included the installation of foot dips and teat dips. The fourth activity was educating livestock farmers on strategies for controlling and preventing livestock diseases. The training was held at Beder Camel Dairy Farm and attended by approximately 10 individuals, comprising 3 females and 7 males. The content of the training was three modules: the first was general farm biosecurity, the second was operational biosecurity, and the third was concern for vaccination. Recommendation: We recommend that each farm hire livestock health specialists to easily implement disease prevention steps and promptly solve each new case. We recommend the livestock association, veterinary clinics, and other institutions working on livestock do routine campaigns that facilitate the determination of prevalent diseases and the treatment of those cases

本项目的总体目标为针对达尼勒区（Dayniile district）最常见的家畜疾病，开展全面的治疗与防控行动。具体目标包括开展集中治疗行动、完善消毒脚浴池（foot dips）与洗手点的基础设施配置、提供消毒专用工具，以及通过农场层级培训完成社区动员与科普教育工作。
团队联络了多方捐赠方并募集资源，在筹得充足款项后，启动了必要物资的采购流程，涵盖从当地药房采购兽药与耗材，以及文具等其他必备物资。
第一项核心活动为集中治疗行动：团队共为超过290头牲畜针对各类病症实施了诊疗服务。诊疗流程需先向农场负责人告知诊断结果，待其签署许可后方可开展对应治疗。
第二项干预措施为疫苗接种行动：团队共为70头牲畜接种了梭菌（clostridial bacteria）疫苗——该致病菌是当地高发的骆驼疾病病原之一。
第三项干预为在选定家畜养殖场搭建生物安全设施：本项目覆盖的所有养殖场中，共筛选出5家以升级生物安全防护体系，具体措施包括安装消毒脚浴池与乳头消毒池（teat dips）。
第四项活动为面向家畜养殖户开展疾病防控与预防策略科普培训：培训于贝德尔骆驼奶农场（Beder Camel Dairy Farm）开展，共有约10名学员参与，其中女性3名、男性7名。培训内容涵盖三大模块：其一为农场通用生物安全知识，其二为实操性生物安全规范，其三为疫苗接种相关要点。
建议：
- 建议各养殖场聘请家畜健康专员（livestock health specialists），以高效落实疾病预防措施并及时处置各类新发病例。
- 建议家畜行业协会、兽医诊所及其他涉畜机构定期开展专项防控行动，以明确区域内高发疾病类型并及时开展对应病例的诊疗工作。