International Development Grant
Enhancing the diagnostic capacity of Ghana to respond to avian influenza
Project Number: CA-3-P007188001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $564,082.00
Start Date: February 04, 2019
End Date: March 31, 2022
Duration: 3.2 years
Project Description
This project aims to enhance the capacity of Ghana’s veterinary services directorate to diagnose high consequence animal pathogens of security by developing a strategy for disease surveillance and rapid diagnostics.
Expected Results
The expected outcome of this project includes: increased biological non-proliferation and threat reduction capacity for highly pathogenic avian influenza in the West Africa sub-region. It does so to mitigating the risk for its potential use as a bioterrorism agent.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of October 2022 include: (1) provided and maintained laboratory equipment; (2) provided guidance and training to staff at Ghana’s veterinary laboratory in Accra on technical issues and sample collection and analysis; (3) provided and installed an egg incubator and incinerator at Ghana’s Accra veterinary laboratory; and (4) collected 2 500 samples from poultry farms across Ghana and tested as part of the active surveillance of avian influenza and Newcastle disease viruses.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
YFMInternaAssistPartnershp&Programing Br
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Foreign Affairs and Trade Gs&Cs