Agrin is contributing to the following project activities by providing 1 key expert and short term experts on relevant subjects.
- To prepare an application dossier to submit to the OIE for the recognition of Thrace region as FMD free zone where vaccination is practised,
- To prepare FMD sero surveillance programmes,To evaluate FMD epidemiological situation in Turkey and to monitor and evaluate the vaccination campaign results,
- To develop a manuel which covers all the activities to be carried out in case of FMD outbreaks for the standardization of the activities for the control of FMD outbreaks to achieve uniformity in the outbreak investigation and reporting activities,
- To revise the FMD contingency plan and to conduct real -time desktop and full-scale field simulation exercise,
- To carry out a serial training programmes on FMD epidemiology and sero-surveillance planning,
- To prepare a research based communication strategy and materials and to disseminate them to the relevant stakeholders through information and communication campaigns and to monitor and evaluate the studies.