Maintain national animal disease database. Advice concerned authorities, planners and policy makers for appropriate action.
Act as a national focal point for animal health information, and strengthen National Animal Health Information Management System (NAHIMS) in Nepal.
Provide technical guidance to implement contingency/emergency preparedness plan in order to control Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) in the country.
Prepare and implement monitoring / surveillance / survey programmes for priority diseases.
Assist in development of animal health programmes.
Publish epidemiological bulletins (quarterly and annual) for information dissemination and transfer of updated knowledge on specific diseases.
Develop/facilitate to develop simple and effective system for information exchange between various organisations involved in animal health related activities at national and international levels.
Provide official epidemiological information on animal diseases and zoonoses to OIE/FAO/WHO on monthly, quarterly and/or annual basis.
Coordinate and provide technical guidance to develop reliable disease information system for bee and fish diseases.
Carry out import risk analysis on demand.
New dimensions
√ A functional reporting system has been developed for livestock, poultry, bee and fish diseases.
√ Developed data compilation programme for each district and encouraged for electronic transfer of monthly epidemiological report.
√ Developed Animal Quarantine Management Information System according OIE/WTO requirements.
√ GIS has been adopted to analyse animal health data, population and production parameters.
√ Dynamic website management system has been developed using latest technology.
√ It is planned to introduce TADINFO, GPS and other tools for better epidemiological surveillance of animal diseases.
On going activities
¤ The Center is working with the Directorate of Animal Health and FAO to implement TCP/NEP/2902(A) in order to strengthen epidemiological surveillance of TADs and emergency preparedness and planning for rinderpest and PPR.
